Fond du Lac, Wis. - The Illinois Tech men's basketball team's offense never got untracked, and the Marian Sabres took advantage of that in an 86-52 victory over the Scarlet Hawks in a NACC matchup. The Hawks dropped to 5-9 on the season(4-4 NACC). The Sabres improved to 10-5(6-4 NACC).
Marian used a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint and a 17-4 advantage in second-chance points to build and sustain their lead.
The Hawks were down 7-0 five minutes into the first half before a pair of Guy Ostroff free throws got Illinois Tech on the board. An Otis Reale layup with 13:46 remaining put the Hawks within one point at 7-6 before the Sabres took command of the game with a 30-12 run to close out the first half leading 37-18.
Illinois Tech would not get closer than 16 points of Marian the rest of the way, as Marian outscored the Hawks 49-34 in the second half to cement the victory.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Calvin Schmitz paced the Hawks with 13 points and five rebounds.
- Milos Dugalic added 10 points and four rebounds.
Sabres Watch
- David Britton led Marian with 31 points, including 7-11 from three-point range.
- Delvin Barnstable added 24 points and seven rebounds.
Inside the Box Score
- The Hawks shot 8.3% from three-point range on 1-12 shooting. The Sabres finished at 34.6% from three (9-26).
- The Hawks committed 18 fouls in the contest; the Sabres had 11 fouls.
- Illinois Tech was 11-13 from the free-throw line (85%). Marian was 17-20 (85%).
- Schmitz was the minutes leader for the Hawks, playing 29 minutes. Barnstable and Britton eached played 31 minutes for Marian.
Up Next
- The Scarlet Hawks are back in Wisconsin on Wednesday, January 26th when they travel to Madison to take on Edgewood College at 7pm in a NACC matchup.