MILWAUKEE – Illinois Tech has been a thorn in the Raiders side for a year now, winning the last three and knocking the men's basketball squad out of the NACC tournament last winter. MSOE finally got their revenge tonight. In a fast paced, action packed game, the Red & White weathered a mid-second half storm from the Scarlet Hawks and made it four in a row with an 11-point victory.

RESULTS
Illinois Tech – 57
MSOE – 68

HOW IT HAPPENED
Anyone who wasn't in attendance for this one missed an incredibly exciting ballgame. MSOE (9-7, 6-5 NACC) and Illinois Tech (6-10, 4-7) went at it tonight, neither team counting themselves out of taking home the "w." However, the Raiders owned the first half, taking a ten point lead into the locker rooms after shooting 56.5 percent from the field and limiting the Scarlet Hawks to a 32 percent clip. The Red & White secured their biggest lead of the night shortly after play resumed, with 17-points separating the two teams. Unfortunately, IIT still had some fight in them. Midway through the period, Tech rallied off a 17-0 run, completely erasing the Raiders lead. MSOE wasn't deterred though. They immediately went back to playing their brand of basketball and built up their lead once more. By the time all was said and done, MSOE would come away victorious with their second straight 11-point victory and move to 6-5 on the conference season.

RAIDER REMARKS

• Talk about shutdown defense. The Raiders went up against one of the top scorers in the league in Max Hisitake, who averages 17.7 points per game. He only scored six tonight.
• Once again, MSOE owned the paint, outscoring IIT 32-18 from underneath the hoop.
• The Red & White bench was key to the victory this evening and added 25 points to the scoreboard, 14 more than their counterparts.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Michael Pitrof & Josh Herzog (15)
Rebounds – Michael Pitrof (9)
Assists – Michael Pitrof (5)
Steals – Michael Pitrof (2)
Blocks – Sammy Linn & Dylan Hamlin (2)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will look to run the win streak to five games when they welcome Edgewood for a rare Saturday night contest. Tipoff during a special Coaches Versus Cancer game is set for 7:00 pm.

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