Aaron Frey- CSC Public Relations Specialist
Galesburg, IL-Illinois Valley dealt the Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team just its second home loss of the season as it beat the Chargers 72-69 on Thursday at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.
The Chargers (21-8 overall, 5-4 Arrowhead Conference), who close the regular season Tuesday at Black Hawk, dropped to 14-2 on their home court this season despite a near-perfect shooting night from sophomore Scott Gowan (Rockford, Ill./Rockford East).
KEY MOMENTS
- A 3-pointer from Jean Luc Wilson (East Moline, Ill./United Township) put Sandburg ahead 46-44 with 11:30 left and gave the Chargers their first lead since 13-12.
- The Eagles (11-17, 4-5) answered with eight straight point in 1 minute, 40 seconds to go up 52-46 and never trailed again.
- Sandburg got within 72-69 on a layup by James Jones (Springfield, Ill./Lanphier) with :20.2 left. The Chargers had a chance to tie after IVCC’s Braden Edington missed the front end of a one-and-one with :18.9 to go, but Jones’ 25-footer at the buzzer went off the back rim.
SANDBURG STANDOUT
Gowan scored a team-best 23
while going 8 of 9 from the field, including a 4-for-5 mark from 3-point
range. Gowan also went 3 for 3 from the free-throw line and tied for
the team lead with three steals.
OTHER TOP CHARGERS
- Wilson scored 14, had three steals and handed out two assists.
- Sophomore Noah Young (Colfax, Ill./Ridgeview) scored 12 and grabbed five boards.
- Jones corralled a game-high 14 rebounds, just two off his career-best.
FOR THE EAGLES
- Joey Murphy 30 points, 6-of-10 3s, nine rebounds
- Braden Edington 14 points
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
7 p.m. Tuesday at Black Hawk
