The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team dropped its GLVC Quarterfinal game to the Lewis Flyers in St. Charles, Mo. on Friday night. The No. 3-seeded Flyers defeated No. 6-seeded Prairie Stars by a score of 76-70.
Game Summary
- UIS started with the lead but a pair of three-pointers by Lewis put the Prairie Stars behind by six after eight minutes of the first half
- A three-pointer by Yamani Shareef put UIS back within five points of Lewis. It was the second made three-pointer by UIS in the game
- UIS tied the game at 32 points with 32 seconds on the clock in the first half when Max Kunnert made his first three
- Lewis went up 34-32 on a jumper to lead it at halftime
- UIS hung on as the second half began but could never grab the lead
- Lewis pushed ahead to a double-digit lead at 51-40
- The Prairie Stars were down in the 66-60 game with 2:17 to play. Neither team would score again until there was under one minute remaining on the game clock. UIS missed a pair of needed free throws and both teams went 0-1 from the floor in that time
- The teams were even in scoring at 10-10 in those final minutes, giving Lewis the 76-70 win to advance to the semifinal round
- Jacob Hanna and Jack Weber were the top two scorers in the game, with 23 and 20 points, respectively. Both made 9 field goals
- Lewis managed five steals and had the advantage in rebounds 40-33
- The Prairie Stars shot 46.6% from the floor and 37.5% from three-point range while the Flyers made 45.5% from the floor and 47.6% from three