De Pere, Wis. - Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's basketball traveled north on Wednesday, November 29 to take on the St. Norbert College Green Knights in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) contest. The road contest resulted in a 92-76 victory for the Hawks (2-4, 1-1) over the Green Knights (4-1, 1-1), marking their first NACC victory of the 2023-24 season. Desmond Price led the Hawks with 25 points while Andrew Veon recorded a double-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds.
First Half (Illinois Tech 49 - St. Norbert 32)
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The opening basket of the contest came in favor of the home team with a jumper at the 18:56 mark. Two free throws at 17:55 by Andrew Veon tied the game. After the tie, the Hawks ran off with the lead for the remainder of the game. A steal resulting in a layup or Caden Gigstad began a Hawk 14-0 run over the Green Knights between 17:36 and 13:05, giving the Hawks a 16-2 lead. At 7:56, the Hawks held their largest lead of the half when Desmond Price made a jumper to put the Hawks up by 21 points over the Green Knights. Here, the Hawks led 32-11. The Hawks kept control offensively as the clock ticked closer to halftime. Heading into the locker rooms, the Hawks held a 17 point, 49-32 lead over the Green Knights.
Second Half (Illinois Tech 43 - St. Norbert 44)
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Coming out of halftime, the Green Knights chipped away at the Hawks lead, going on a 12-2 run between 19:41 and 16:03 to make the score 51-44 in favor of the Hawks. Starting at 13:23, the Hawks went on a 18-3 run to build their largest lead of the game. At the 9:40 mark, the Hawks led the Green Knights by 22 points after a Dario Biaggi free throw put the Hawks up 73-51. During the Hawks run, Nicolas Ortiz, Desmond Price and Biaggi all made a three pointer. The Hawks closed out the game with a 6-0 run, all coming from free throws, to win the game 92-76.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
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Desmond Price - Led the Hawks with 25 points. Was 8-of-11 from the field, 3-of-5 from three, and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Ended with 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and 2 steals
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Andrew Veon - Recorded a double-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds. Led the team in rebounds. Finished with 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 assist
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Dario Biaggi - Finished with 22 points after going 7-of-11 from the field, 7-of-9 from three, and 1-of-1 from the free throw line. Tallied 3 rebounds
Green Knight Standouts
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Carter Gebler - Led the Green Knights with 13 points after going 6-of-12 from the field and 1-of-2 from three. Finished with 1 rebound and 1 assist
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Garrett Grzesk - Tallied 12 points after going 2-of-6 from the field, 1-of-5 from three, and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Ended with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, a 1 steal
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Brandt Wilson - Finished with 10 points after going 3-of-5 from the field, 1-of-2 from three, and 3-of-4 from the free throw line
Inside the Box Score
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The Hawks were 28-of-46 (60.9%) from the field, 12-of-20 (60.0%) from three, and 24-of-29 (83.8) from the free throw line
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The Green Knights were 25-of-64 (39.1%) from the field, 6-of-21 (28.6%) from three, and 20-of-27 (74.1%) from the free throw line
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The Green Knights out rebounded the Hawks 34-30
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36 of the Hawks points came off the bench
Up Next
The Hawks will now travel to Fond du Lac, Wis. on Saturday, December 2, to take on the Marian University Sabres in NACC action at 4:00 PM.
