Marian University men’s basketball (0-6, 0-3 NACC) had one tough stretch in a 74-65 loss against Illinois Tech.
 

• Scoring was at a premium to start as Marian took an early 9-3 lead with 13:19 left in the first half.
• Illinois Tech would cut its deficit to two at 20-18 and the remainder of the first half would be a one-possession game.
• The Scarlet Hawks managed to take a 30-29 advantage into halftime.
• Illinois Tech scored the first 13 points of the second half to build a 43-29 lead.
• Marian wouldn’t go away quietly responding with nine unanswered point to only trail 43-38 with 13:30 on the clock.
• Illinois Tech had a response of its own going on a 10-1 spurt to extend its lead back out to 14 at 53-39.
• The Sabres were able to trail by as little as six in the final minute but IIT was able to ice the game going 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
• The late free throws would put the final at 74-65.

• The Sabres outshot IIT going 26-of-53 (.491) but had a tough game beyond the arc only going 5-for-25 (.200).
• Illinois Tech finished 22-of-48 (.458) and 8-of-20 (.400) on three-pointers.
• Marian held a 36-24 advantage for points in the paint, while IIT outscored Marian 17-11 in points off turnovers.
• The defeat snaps a four-game winning streak for Marian in the all-time series.

	Junior JeanLuc Wilson had a game-high 20 points and had eight rebounds.
	Junior Mahlik Hall chipped in 16 assists and four assists.
	Senior Eli Vogel added 13 points and three assists off of the bench.