CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Institute of Technology men's basketball team hosted its final home game of the season on Saturday afternoon, taking on the UC-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs. Despite a valiant effort late, the Scarlet Hawks fell 74-64.

How it Happened

• Both teams started the game very sluggish, struggling to get any offense going. Both teams went on droughts of over three minutes as the score was just 6-6 at the 10:00 mark.
• Santa Cruz's offense started to click down the strech in the first half, using a balanced attack to build a 33-25 halftime advantage.
• The Banana Slugs went up 11 early in the second half, but the Scarlet Hawks cut the advantage down to four at the 15:09 mark after a Jason Morris free throw.
• However, the Slugs would sieze control, taking a 19-point lead, 61-42, with 7:01 left to go in the contest.
• Tech would not give up without a fight, getting as close as 10 behind six straight points from Anthony Mosley Jr. late. UC Santa-Cruz would make free throws in the closing minutes to hold the lead.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Mosley Jr. led Tech with 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting. He also coralled five rebounds.
• Jake Digiorgio recorded his 12th double-double of the season, recording a monster statline of 16 points, 17 rebounds, and three blocked shots.
• Jake Bruns continued his strong play with 14 points and four made three-pointers.

Banana Slug Bests

• Will Crain led UCSC with 19 points.

Stats to Know

• Tech outrebounded the Slugs 39-28.
• The Scarlet Hawks lost the turnover battle 21-10.
• UCSC tallied 17 assists compared to 11 for the Hawks.

Up Next

• Illinois Tech closes out the season on Wednesday, February 24 at Lincoln Christian. Gametime is set for 7:00 p.m.