JOLIET, Ill. -- The Indiana University Northwest men's basketball team will head into the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a 11 game winning streak as the RedHawks concluded the regular season with a 74-61 victory against St. Francis (Ill.) at the Pat Sullivan Center Saturday. The RedHawks will now host the CCAC Tournament Quarterfinals as the No. 3 seed and take on No. 6 seed either Lincoln or Judson at the Savannah Center Wednesday. Stay tuned on our website and social media for more updates.

TEAM RECORDS 
IU Northwest (23-6, 17-5 CCAC) | St. Francis (Ill.) (14-13, 10-12 CCAC) 

QUARTER BREAKDOWN
1st Half: IU Northwest 37, St. Francis (Ill.) 35
2nd Half: IU Northwest 37, St. Francis (Ill.) 26
Final Score: IU Northwest 74, St. Francis (Ill.) 61

IU NORTHWEST LEADERS
Points: Marshaud Watkins (14), Brian Hernandez (13), Jared Johnson (13), Damond Crosby (10)
Rebounds: Damond Crosby (10), Tromon Weston (9)
Assists: Damond Crosby (3), VaShawn Sims (3)
Blocks: Jared Johnson (1), Tromon Weston (1)
Steals: Damond Crosby (2)

GAME RECAP
Jared Johnson and VaShawn Sims made back-to-back threes to start the game. USF responded with six points in a row to make it 6-all. 

Both teams traded baskets then USF would hang onto a small lead. IU Northwest led 12-10 then the Fighting Saints responded with five straight points. 

St. Francis (Ill.) went up 22-16 with 10:26 left in the first half. The RedHawks responded with a layup by Jason Peace and a three-pointer by Jerron Tatum which made it 22-21. 

The Fighting Saints went up 34-29 with 2:58 left remaining in the half. IU Northwest went on a 8-1 run to close out the half after baskets by Peace and Damond Crosby which gave the RedHawks a 37-35 lead.

IU Northwest started the second half with back-to-back baskets by Tromon Weston and Johnson which made it 41-35. Moments later, Brian Hernandez hit a layup and a three-pointer which made it 49-40 IU Northwest 14:35 left in the game. 

The Fighting Saints called timeout then Hernandez made another three-pointer and Crosby hit a layup to make it 54-40 with 13:02 left to go in the game. USF scored seven points in a row to cut it back down to 54-47 IUN. 

Both teams traded two straight three pointers then St. Francis (Ill.) cut it down to 58-54 IU Northwest with under eight minutes left. Marshaud Watkins made a jumper and made a slam dunk which extended it back out to 65-56 with 3:38 in the game. 

Crosby and Johnson made baskets to make it 71-59 with under 90 seconds left. IU Northwest held on to win the game 74-61.

UP NEXT
IU Northwest will be back for the CCAC Tournament Quarterfinals Wednesday, February 23 as the RedHawks have the No. 3 seed and host No. 6 seed Judson or Lincoln scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.  Stay tuned on our website on social media for more updates.