Fond du Lac, Wis. - A tough season for the Illinois Tech men's basketball team continued on Saturday afternoon as a slow first half by the Scarlet Hawks proved to much to overcome in their 72-50 loss at Marian. For the Hawks, they fell to 3-18 on the season and 2-12 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) play. The Sabres improved to 14-7 overall and evened their NACC record at 7-7.

The Scarlet Hawks actually had a good start to the opening half, holding the Sabres scoreless and building a 5-0 lead five minutes into the half on a free throw by Joshua Iguade sandwiched between layups by Jace Gooley and Allan Watatani. The Sabres would respond with a 7-2 run to tie the game 7-7 with 11:27 remaining in the half. The Sabres would outscore the Hawks 33-15 the rest of the half to take a 40-22 halftime lead. Despite a more competitive second half in which the Hawks held the Sabres to 32 points, they couldn't generate enough offense to overcome their halftime deficit.

Junior guard Dario Biaggi was a bright spot for the short-handed Scarlet Hawks, tying his season-high in scoring with 19 points. Biaggi shot 7-12 from the field, including 4-7 from three-point range. Biaggi also led the team in rebounds with 8. Biaggi is averaging 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2.33 assist per game over his last three games. Junior guard Nick Galati added 8 points and 6 rebounds for the Hawks. The Sabres finished with four players in double figures in scoring, led by Mahlik Hall with 14 points.

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The Scarlet Hawks will head to Lisle, Illinois this Wednesday, February 12th, when they face-off against Benedictine at 7:00pm in another NACC matchup.