ST. LOUIS, Mo. -  For the first time since the men's basketball program was re-introduced in 2011-12, the Scarlet Hawks are above .500. With Illinois Tech's 90-75 win over Fontbonne University tonight in St. Louis, the Scarlet Hawks now sit at 4-3 on the season.

How it Happened

• After a back-and-forth early portion of the contest, Anthony Mosley Jr. hit a groove offensively. He scored 10 points in a span on just over three minutes, propelling Tech to a 25-16 lead.
• Jake Digiorgio scored the final four Scarlet Hawk points of the half as Tech took a 43-32 lead into the intermission.
• A balanced Scarlet Hawk offensive attacked allowed the lead to keep building. Five straight points from Malik Howze pushed the lead to 20 with 10 minutes remaining.
• The lead would reach as high as 25, as a Mosley Jr. free throw scretched the advantage to 88-63 with 4:04 to play. The Scarlet Hawks survived a late Griffins run to win 90-75.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Mosley Jr. put together one of the most efficient games of his collegiate career. The sophomore tallied a double-double with 23 points and 10 assists. He also was 8-of-9 from the floor, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, and contributed three steals.
• Samuel Rarick tallied his first double-double of the year with 18 points and 12 boards.
• Jake Digiorgio scored 21 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the field. He was also 7-of-10 from the free throw line.
• Howze added 16 points and five rebounds.

Stats to Know

• The Scarlet Hawks shot 55.9% from the floor compared to Fontbonne's 42.4%.
• Both teams shot the same amount of free throws (29), with the Scarlet Hawks making 19 compared to Fontbonne's 18.
• Tech won the battle on the glass 36-31.

Up Next

• Men's basketball will head to California for games on Saturday and Sunday. The first game will be on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. central time at UC Santa Cruz.