Jan. 18, 2020 - The Concordia-Chicago men's basketball team looked to start a new winning streak today as they traveled to the South Side of Chicago. Their opposition was the Illinois Institute of Technology, now in their second year as a conference member. The Cougars held an early lead, but a combination of cold shooting, too many turnovers, and solid shooting by the home team added up to a 92-56 win for Illinois Tech. The Cougars fell to 6-8, 5-5 NACC.

TURNING POINT:

• A 22-2 run by the Scarlet Hawks turned a 13-9 Cougars' lead into a 31-16 deficit, and IIT would hold the lead for good.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Landen Gladney made his first start since Dec. 16 and led the Cougars with 12 points
• Raushaun Amos wsa the only other CUC player in double figures with 10 points.
• The Cougars scored a season low in points today with 56. They managed just eight three-pointers on 21 attempts.
• IIT committed just nine turnovers, while the Cougars were guilty of 23.
• Miles Curry led four IIT players in double figures with 25 points, while Max Hisatake had 16 points and 15 rebounds.

QUICK RECAP:

• The Cougars got off to another quick start today, as threes by Raushaun Amos and Brent Hatten gave CUC a quick 6-0 lead.
• The Scarlet Hawks fought back and unleashed a 13-0 run to take a 22-13 lead.
• Xeo Golding scored inside, but IIT came back with nine more unanswered points.
• The Cougars closed the gap to 13, but IIT's Miles Curry was fouled at the buzzer and hit two free throws to give the hosts a 46-31 halftime lead.
• It got no better for the Cougars as IIT took its first 20-point lead at 52-32.
• The Scarlet Hawks ran their lead to as high as 37 in the final minute.

NEXT UP:

The Cougars will travel to Lisle on Tuesday night to take on Benedictine University. CUC will look to complete the season sweep over Benedictine after taking down the 24th-ranked Eagles 90-72 on Dec. 16 at Geiseman Gymnasium,