PARKSIDE 84, PURDUE NORTHWEST 74
The Parkside men's basketball extended its home winning streak to an impressive 16 games with an 84-74 grind out win over Purdue Northwest. With the victory, the Rangers improved to 6-5 overall and 2-1 in the GLIAC.
 
HEAR FROM COACH REIGEL (Click the link for the postgame interview)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After the Pride opened the game with a 5-0 lead, Parkside responded with a 12-1 run thanks to a couple of treys from junior Ramar Evans. PNW continued to battle, scoring the final four points of the half to make it a 33-30 Parkside lead at the break.
 
In the second half, the duo of redshirt-sophomores Brandon Trimble and Brandon Hau took over for the Rangers, scoring 32 of the team's 51 points. PNW made it a 33-32 ball game early on, but after a Hau 3-pointer, the Rangers used a little 7-0 run to jump out to a 40-32 lead. The Pride kept it close, coming to within two points at 63-61 with 5:19 to play. Back-to-back Joey St. Pierre layups pushed Parkside up six points and it was never a one-possession game again. The Rangers iced the game away at the free-throw line, where the team scored 11 of its final 15 points.  
 
BOX SCORE
Hau finished with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting while Trimble had 21. St. Pierre had 14 points and eight rebounds while Evans had 13 points and a team-high seven assists.
 
Parkside was outrebounded by two and lost the turnover battle by one, but the Rangers shot 53.6-percent from the floor and went 8-of-19 from downtown. They also went 16-of-18 at the free-throw line.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will enjoy the long holiday break and return to action on Thursday, Jan. 2 with a road matchup with Northwood. They host Saginaw Valley State on Saturday, Jan. 4 on Alumni Day.