Box Score CHICAGO, Ill. -- Three IU Northwest men's basketball players reached double figures with Jared Johnson leading the way with 24 points as the RedHawks dropped a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup against host St. Xavier Saturday. Marshaud Watkins scored 10 points and Martrellian Gibson also added 10 points in the setback Saturday.
RECORDS
St. Xavier (6-7, 6-3 CCAC) | IU Northwest (4-5, 1-1 CCAC)
IU NORTHWEST STATS LEADERS
Points: Jared Johnson (24)
Rebounds: Jared Johnson (8)
Assists: Larry Lynch (3)
Blocks: Damond Crosby (1)
Steals: Martrellian Gibson (3)
HALF BREAKDOWN
1st Half (St. Xavier 38, IU Northwest 30)
- SXU started the game with a three-pointer then Jared Johnson and Martrellian Gibson made back-to-back baskets to grab an early 4-3 lead.
- Both teams were pretty much evenly matched in the first half until late.
- The Cougars would own the slight edge every time though and would not allow the RedHawks to take the lead until Johnson nailed a three-pointer to make it 16-15 IU Northwest with 10:58 left before the break.
- St. Xavier used a run to go ahead 29-23 with 5:21 to go.
- Larry Lynch and Johnson made consecutive buckets to cut it back down to two (29-27).
- Watkins would later make it 33-30 SXU before the Cougars scored the last five points of the half.
2nd Half (St. Xavier 39, IU Northwest 31)
- SXU opened the second half with back-to-back made baskets to grab a 42-30 lead.-€‹
- Damond Crosby ended that drought with a layup to make it a 10-point game again.
- The Cougars did not let up as St. Xavier after a 14-2 run made it 56-34.
- The RedHawks tried to bounce back but the Cougars kept adding to their big lead as it stretched out to as much as 24.
- IU Northwest looked to get back into it with a 9-3 run to make it 74-58 but it was too little too late.
- Gibson had the last basket of the game for both sides as SXU won the contest 77-61.
FINAL SCORE (CCSJ 77, IU Northwest 61)
UP NEXT
- IU Northwest looks to bounce back Wednesday, February 10 as the RedHawks travel to Roosevelt University in Arlington Heights, Illinois to take on the Lakers starting at 7:30 p.m. CT.
