DAVENPORT, Iowa – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team traveled to Davenport, Iowa to take on Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) foe Saint Ambrose University, losing the league contest by the score of 86-76. The Lakers fell behind early in the first half and trailed by as many as 15 points before making a run to trail 37-32 with 47 seconds left in the half, but the Fighting Bees rebuilt a double-digit lead in the second half to pull away and win the CCAC match-up.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Roosevelt 32 44 76
St. Ambrose 40 46 86

Records: Roosevelt 2-4, 2-4 (CCAC) // St. Ambrose 13-5, 8-3 (CCAC)

Location: Lee Lohman Arena | Davenport, Iowa

THE NUMBERS

• Lucas Jordan (SO/Albuquerque, N.M.) equaled his career-high of 20 points, shooting 6-of-10 from beyond the arc
• Josh Redic (SO/Chicago, Ill.) scored 16 points
• Matt Myers (JR/Addison, Ill.) added 10 points & 4 rebounds
• Ayomide Ajiboye (JR/Chicago, Ill.) tallied 8 points & 5 rebounds
• Kelvin Cortez-Harvey (JR/South Elgin, Ill.) also had 8 points to go with 4 assists
• Jarod Stonis (JR/Wauconda, Ill.) grabbed 5 rebounds
• Mark Johnson (SO/Barrington, Ill.) dished out 5 assists
• The Lakers shot 45.3% from the field & 37.9% from three-point range
• The Fighting Bees shot 57.4% from the field & 44.4% from behind the arc
• The two teams were even on the boards with St. Ambrose holding a slight 32 to 31 edge
• St. Ambrose shot 23 free throws to Roosevelt's 11

NEWS & NOTES

• The Fighting Bees held the lead for the entire game
• The Lakers & Fighting Bees are now even at 7-7 in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

COACH'S QUOTE

"We were sluggish all night and couldn't get any rhythm on either side of the ball," stated Lakers Head Coach Joe Griffin. "Lucas Jordan's shooting kept us in the game until they pulled away late. They really hammered us in the post and we still turned it over way too much. We haven't practiced in the last two days, and I think it was certainly a factor in our performance tonight. Luckily, we have a quick turnaround and are looking to bounce back Friday night against Saint Francis."

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Friday, Feb. 19 when they host the University of Saint Francis at the Athletic & Convocation Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30pm following the women's basketball game at 5:30pm and fans can watch both games live here.