Parkside 71, Saginaw Valley State 65
Parkside men's basketball hit some big shots down the stretch to beat a tough Saginaw Valley State squad on Friday afternoon in De Simone Gymnasium. Redshirt-junior Brandon Hau had a season-high 18 points for the Rangers and hit what could've been the biggest shot of the night, a 3-pointer with 1:20 to play as the shot clock expired that put Parkside up four points.

The Rangers improved to 5-3 this season and have won three straight games while SVSU falls to 2-6 this year. 
 
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GAME RECAP
It was a game of runs in the first half, as Parkside used a 12-0 run to take a 27-14 lead with 9:31 to play. Ramar Evans was a big part of the first half, where he scored 11 of his 14 points, all 11 of those came in the first 6:00 of the half. With Parkside leading 32-21, the Cardinals used a 14-0 run to take a 35-32 lead. Freshman Colin O'Rourke hit a triple to tie it up 35-35 at the break.
 
In the second half, the teams changed the lead 12 times throughout a majority of the half. The Rangers grabbed a hold of the lead with 6:57 to play and didn't trail again. Parkside got key shots down the stretch from Hau, who finished an offensive rebound and put-back with 4:24 to play and hit the big 3-pointer with 1:20 to play. O'Rourke also hit a clutch tip-in with :24-seconds to play that put Parkside up 69-63.
 
STATWORTHY
Four Rangers finished in double-figures, including Hau, who went for a season-high 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Evans finished with a season-high 14 points and hit four triples while O'Rourke and Oraegbu each had 13 points. Senior Tray Croft finished with five points and a team-high seven rebounds.
 
The Rangers shot 42.6-percent from the floor while the Cardinals finished at 47.3-percent. Parkside went +2 in rebounding and +2 in the turnover battle and got a big lift in 3-point shooting, finishing 12-of-35 while SVSU went 4-of-17. Parkside has now gone back-to-back games with 20+ assists. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will battle SVSU on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. on the Parkside Sports Network. Game two will be a Marquee Matchup powered by Upload Partners, which will feature an upgraded broadcast with multiple cameras, graphics package, sideline reporter and more. The broadcast will also be free.