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Josiah Palmer
78
Winner Wis.-Parkside UWP 14-6,7-3 GLIAC
60
Davenport Daven 6-14,2-8 GLIAC
Winner
Wis.-Parkside UWP
14-6,7-3 GLIAC
78
Final
60
Davenport Daven
6-14,2-8 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wis.-Parkside UWP 35 43 78
Davenport Daven 31 29 60

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Rangers Start Second Half of GLIAC Play With Win Over Davenport

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --- The Parkside Basketball team started the second half of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference (GLIAC) play on Thursday night, taking on the Davenport Panthers. The Rangers used a hot first half and strong free throw shooting to avenge the loss to Davenport earlier this season by a final score of 78-60.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-   Josiah Palmer had a season and career-high 25 points. He was 9-13 from the floor and 5-8 from three.
-   Jamir Simpson finished with 21 points on 6-11 shooting. He was a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line. He also had nine rebounds.
-   Rasheed Bello had 17 points on 5-11 shooting. He also had six rebounds.
-   Parkside went a season-high 23-27 from the charity stripe.
 
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH Luke Reigel
"We got back to the basics in practice this week and it carried over on the defensive end tonight. I thought we kept things very simple tonight and the players did an outstanding job executing on both ends.  Proud of the teams' effort. It is nice to get back in the win column as we keep rolling through this three-week road trip.  We will need to recover fast as we have another tough one Saturday"
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Palmer scored seven of the first nine points for Parkside, as the two sides went back and forth early in the contest. The Rangers finally grabbed momentum with a 15-3 run over five and a half minutes of game time. Parkside hit two four during the run, including two from Simpson. Four different Rangers scored during the run, which gave Parkside a 26-10 lead with 7:03 to go in the first half.

 
Davenport was able to cut into the Parkside deficit late in the half, but Parkside led 35-31 after the first 20 minutes. Palmer led the Rangers with 13 first-half points. Parkside shot 54.5% in the first half while knocking down five threes. Davenport shot 43.3% while hitting four threes.
 

The Panthers kept the pressure on Parkside early in the second half, fighting back to within 44-43 with 14:57 to go in the contest. The Rangers countered with their biggest run of the night. Parkside went on an 11-0 run over three minutes, extending the lead to 61-47 with 10:10 to go. Palmer hit two threes during the run. The Rangers never let Davenport climb back into the contest, expanding their lead to as many as 18 in the second half.

 
Bello scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half. Simpson and Palmer each scored in double figures in the second half. Parkside went 17-20 from the free-throw line in the second half. Parkside never trailed in the second half.
 
Parkside improves to 14-6 on the season and 7-3 in GLIAC play. Davenport falls to 6-14 on the season and 2-8 in GLIAC play. The Rangers will be back in action on Saturday afternoon at Grand Valley State. Opening tip is set for 2:00pm (CT). Links to live coverage including the live stream through FloSports can be found at ParksideRangers.com/coverage.
 
 
 
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