Parkside 90, Lake Superior State 61
The Parkside men's basketball team snapped LSSU's 6-game winning streak on Saturday afternoon, as the Rangers downed the Lakers 90-61 on Senior Day where the team honored Tray Croft and Ramar Evans pregame. The Rangers also snapped a brief 4-game skid.
 
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HEAR FROM COACH REIGEL
"Very happy for our seniors tonight," head coach Luke Reigel said. "Getting a win for Tray and Ramar was really nice. This was the most complete game we've played in awhile. Our goal is we have to be to ready to keep this momentum going."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The game didn't feel close for most of the way, as LSSU's only lead came in the early minutes of the ball game. The Rangers had a double-digit lead midway through the first half, and used a 12-0 run to go up 42-22 with 2:22 to play in the game. Parkside took a 43-26 lead into the half.
 
In the second half, Parkside kept the lead above 20 points for the entire way. The Rangers got baskets from redshirt-sophomore Lamon Berry and redshirt-freshman Brett Myre in the second half.
 
STATWORTHY
Croft finished with 27 points, making it his 17^th straight game scoring in double-figures and hitting at least two 3-pointers. He also finished with a team-high five assists and grabbed four rebounds. Four other Rangers finished in double-figures, with Jamir Simpson going for 16 points and eight rebounds, Colin O'Rourke going for 11 points and redshirt-freshman Nick Brown going for 11 points.
 
Parkside outrebounded the Lakers 42-25 and shot 55.4% from the floor and 42.3% from 3-point range.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will battle East-West on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in De Simone Arena. The GLIAC schedule finishes out on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.