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MBB vs Rockford
Emily Lucero, CUC Athletic Communications
68
Concordia Chicago CUC 5-9,4-3 NACC
99
Winner MSOE MSOE 8-6,6-1 NACC
Concordia Chicago CUC
5-9,4-3 NACC
68
Final
99
MSOE MSOE
8-6,6-1 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Concordia Chicago CUC 34 34 68
MSOE MSOE 45 54 99

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Sydney Lloyd, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MSOE Tops CUC in Milwaukee Showdown

Milwaukee, Wis. - The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's basketball team traveled to Milwaukee, Wis. to face off against their opponents, the Raiders of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. After an intense battle, the Cougars fell to the Raiders with a final score of 99-68.

 

Inside the Box Score:

  • Aaron Brown (Joliet, Ill.) led the game with 20 points and led with eight rebounds.
  • Matthew Guthrie (Carlyle, Ill.) ended the game with 10 points, four rebounds and two assists.
  • Ryker Johnson (Fond du Lac, Wis.) left the game with nine points, four rebounds and two assists.
 

Here's What Happened

First Half

Free throws from the Raiders began the scoring for the half, followed up by a jumper from Brown. The Raiders slowly started to build their lead, 9-2. Darrian Williams (Garland, Texas) and Andreas Louloudis (Thessaloniki, Greece) delivered some layups. Honore Yangoua (Williamstown, Ky.) got a layup in; the Raiders fought back with a three-pointer. Brown came in with a jumper, trying to gain on the Raiders. The Raiders landed a three-pointer, putting the team in the lead by seven. Guthrie had put up a layup, and Brown followed with a jumper, breaking 20. Guthrie got another shot in, putting the Cougars within six. Sebastian Hill (Decatur, Ill.) added to the Cougars' points, closing up the point gap. A Raider hit a retaliatory three, widening the gap to six. AJ Willard (Germantown, Wis.) got in a jumper, joining his scoring teammates. Brown got some layups in, pushing the Cougars closer to their opponents. The Raiders went into halftime in the lead, 45-35.

 

 

 

 

 

Second Half

The Raiders started off the half strong with some three-pointers and a layup. Brown combatted this with a driving layup and a deep three-pointer. Williams added to this with a three-pointer of his own, chipping away at the Raiders' lead. A Raider had put up a three, helping the Raiders surpass 60. The Cougars continued to fall victim to the Raiders' 23-point lead. Guthrie had put down a dunk, hyping up the Cougars. A jumper from Johnson attempted to eat away at the steep lead of the Raiders, but the Raiders broke 70. Johnson reacted with a three-pointer. Jacob Robinson (Saint Louis, Mo.) made a mark as his first points came from a three. A rebounded jumper was made by Kenton Pryor (Hazel Crest, Ill.), 86-63. Robinson had put up another three, helping the Cougars stay in the game. The Cougars fell more into the deficit, being 31 points behind. With 0:21 remaining, Sam Hillman (Green Bay, Wis.) got a layup in, but it was in vain as the Cougars fell to the Raiders with a final score of 99-68.

 

 

 

 

 

What's Next

On January 14th, the team will be back on their home court to go up against the Illinois Institute of Technology. The game will take place at 7:00 pm. Coverage for all things CUC men's basketball can be found at cucougars.com/coverage. 

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