Fond du Lac, Wis. - Garrison Carter scored 19 points and pulled down 6 rebounds, Andrew Veon finished with a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, and the Illinois Tech men's basketball team completed their two-game Wisconsin swing 2-0 after a 74-65 victory at Marian Saturday afternoon. The Scarlet Hawks improve to 2-1 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play and 3-4 overall. The Sabres fall to 0-3 in NACC play, and 0-6 overall.

After the Hawks held a one-point lead at halftime, they used a 13-0 run to start the second half with a 14 point lead at 43-29, and fended off a couple rallies by the home team in the final frame to secure the victory.

First Half (Illinois Tech 30 - Marian 29)
A 9-3 lead by Marian at the 13:19 mark of the first half was quickly erased when the Scarlet Hawks followed by scoring the next seven points for a 10-9 lead just under 2 minutes later. The Sabres would counter, however, using another 9-3 run to move in front 18-13 at the 9:26 mark. But Illinois Tech would close out the opening half with a 17-11 advantage for a one-point lead heading into halftime. Carter led the Hawks with 10 points in the opening frame, with Caden Gigstad adding 5 points.

Second Half (Illinois Tech 44 - Marian 36)
The Scarlet Hawks picked up where they left off at the end of the first half, continuing to outscore the Sabres while building a 14 point lead just under five minutes into the second half. But a fast break layup and the "and one" conversion by Marian's Tavaris McCullough at the 13:30 mark cut the Sabres deficit to just 5 points. Although the Sabres would keep the deficit to single digits for a majority of the second half, they were never able to get closer than that five-point deficit, as the Scarlet Hawks kept the Sabres at bay to close out the half and the game. Carter and Desmond Price each had 9 points in the second half, with Veon and Gigstad both adding 8 points.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Garrison Carter with 19 points and 6 rebounds.
• Andrew Veon with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
• Caden Gigstad with 13 points, including 3 of 6 from three point range.
• Desmond Price with 12 points and 3 assists.

Sabres Watch

• JeanLuc Wilson with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
• Mahlik Hall with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
• Eli Vogel had 13 points and 3 assists.

Inside The Box Score

• Illinois Tech held a 17-11 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Illinois Tech got to the foul line double that of Marian, shooting 28 free throws and converting 22 of them for 79%. Marian finished 8 of 14 in free throws for 57%.

Up Next
After finals week concludes next week, the Scarlet Hawks return to the Keating Center on Sunday December 10th for a conference matchup with MSOE at 3:15 PM.