Box Score PARKSIDE 70, MICHIGAN TECH 53
The Rangers got off to a great start, taking a 34-16 lead at the half and were able to hold off a late Huskie comeback. Parkside, who improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the GLIAC, shot 50-percent from the floor and recorded 16 steals while redshirt-senior Chavares Flanigan finished with a career-high 22 points and a career-high six steals. With the victory, head coach Luke Reigel tied Steve Stephens for the most coaching wins in Parkside men's basketball history at 230.

HEAR FROM COACH REIGEL
"This was an outstanding team win and I loved the energy and effort we played with, particularly in the first half," head coach Luke Reigel said. "We did a great job getting deflections, forcing turnovers and rebounding the basketball. Offensively we did just enough to be efficient, so overall this was just a great team win. I loved how we responded to Michigan Tech's run in the second half."

FIRST HALF
Parkside struggled out of the gates, going down 5-0 until D'Aaron Owens broke through with a layup with 17:20 to play, which sparked a 10-0 Ranger run for the next 5:00 of play. After the Huskies stopped the first run, Parkside ripped off an 11-0 run and took a 21-9 lead with 6:22 to play in the half. The Rangers stayed hot in the half, taking a 34-16 lead at the end of the first half.
 
SECOND HALF
 After a Brandon Hau free throw with 14:57 to play, Parkside led 43-22 before Michigan Tech went on a run to make the game interesting. The Huskies used a 16-6 lead to cut the Ranger lead down to 11 points with 8:38 to play, but Parkside followed that with a 12-3 run to push the lead back to 20 with less than 5:00 to play.
 
FLANIGAN'S BIG DAY
Senior Chavares Flanigan led all scorer's with a career-high 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting and a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc. He also had a career-high six steals and added four assists, four rebounds and a block. Brandon Trimble scored 13 off the bench while Hau recorded nine points and Joey St. Pierre had eight.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will stay on the road to face Northern Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.