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Delaney Blaylock had 16 points on Wednesday
61
Indiana Northwest IUNWEST 15-6
108
Winner Lewis LEWIS 11-3
Indiana Northwest IUNWEST
15-6
61
Final
108
Lewis LEWIS
11-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Indiana Northwest IUNWEST 31 30 61
Lewis LEWIS 49 59 108

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Luke Rinne, Director of Athletic Communications

Lewis Men’s Basketball Rolls Past Indiana Northwest 108-61 On Wednesday

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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lewis' men's basketball team wrapped up non-conference action with a 108-61 win over Indiana Northwest on Wednesday night at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers (11-3) led wire-to-wire and all 12 players scored in the contest.

Lewis recorded season-highs in points (108), field goals made (45), matched its season-high of 11 three-pointers made, rebounds (48), assists (25) and field goal percentage (.600).

The Flyers got off to a quick start hitting back-to-back three's from Donovan Oliver (Kewanee, Ill./Kewanee) and Kendale McCullum (Elgin, Ill./Elgin Larkin) to take a 6-0 lead less than a minute into the game. The RedHawks (15-6) cut the deficit to 6-4 on a three-pointer from Chris Dixon-Williams and a free throw by LaShawn Lewis more than a minute later.

That would be the closest they got though as Lewis used a 17-3 run over the next six minutes to extend its lead to double digits on a layup by Dusan Mahorcic (Montenegro, Serbia/Notre Dame College Prep) with 11:48 left in the half.

IU Northwest cut the deficit to 10 a couple of times but the Flyers pulled away leading by as many as 20 in the opening half.

Lewis shot 63 percent from the floor, was 4-of-7 from three and shot 83 percent at the foul line in the first 20 minutes. McCullum led all scorers with 14 points while Oliver added eight and Jake Reinhart (Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic) chipped in with seven.

The Flyers opened the second half on an 11-0 to stretch its lead to 29 on a dunk by Delaney Blaylock (Wyoming, Mich./Godwin Heights) less than three minutes into the half. The lead grew to as many as 47 points on a jumper from Marco Pettinato (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) with 1:10 left in the game.

Lewis had five players reach double figures in scoring led by McCullum with 18. Blaylock added 16, all in the second half, while Oliver added 11, Reinhart finished with 12 and Dre Bell (Detroit, Mich./River Rouge) added 11.

The Flyers outscored the RedHawks 63-to-18 in the paint, 30-to-17 in points off turnovers, 16-to-8 in second chance points, 23-to-14 in fast break points and 51-to-31 in bench points.

Jagger Surface finished with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-10 from downtown, and Armon Williams added 13 points to lead IU Northwest.

Lewis resumes GLVC play on Saturday as it travels to Indianapolis to take on the Greyhounds at 2 p.m. (CST).
 
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Players Mentioned

Dre Bell

#22 Dre Bell

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Delaney Blaylock

#20 Delaney Blaylock

G/F
6' 5"
Senior
Kendale McCullum

#30 Kendale McCullum

G
6' 1"
Senior
Donovan Oliver

#32 Donovan Oliver

G/F
6' 5"
Junior
Marco Pettinato

#5 Marco Pettinato

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jake Reinhart

#4 Jake Reinhart

G
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Dusan Mahorcic

#13 Dusan Mahorcic

F
6' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dre Bell

#22 Dre Bell

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Delaney Blaylock

#20 Delaney Blaylock

6' 5"
Senior
G/F
Kendale McCullum

#30 Kendale McCullum

6' 1"
Senior
G
Donovan Oliver

#32 Donovan Oliver

6' 5"
Junior
G/F
Marco Pettinato

#5 Marco Pettinato

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Jake Reinhart

#4 Jake Reinhart

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
G
Dusan Mahorcic

#13 Dusan Mahorcic

6' 9"
Freshman
F