Bohannon scores 23 to lift Youngstown St. over UIC 85-77
January 24, 2021 GMT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) Naz Bohannon had 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to become Youngstown State’s Division I level career rebounding leader in an 85-77 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.
Daniel Ogoro scored a career-high 19 points for Youngstown State (8-8, 4-8 Horizon League), which ended its four-game losing streak. Michael Akuchie added 13 points and nine rebounds. Garrett Covington had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Bohannon now has 904 rebounds. Covington also became the 40th member of the Penguins 1,000 point club.
Maurice Commander had 18 points for the Flames (8-5, 5-3). Teyvion Kirk added 16 points and seven rebounds. Braelen Bridges had 12 points.
Purdue Fort Wayne dominates UIC
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
Squandering leads had been a staple of the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball season, even in the games the Mastodons had won.
But today was a different animal altogether.
PFW led all but 1 minute, 1 second and defeated Illinois-Chicago 88-55.
“We took care of the basketball, had four less turnovers than them, and we had some good rebounding, limiting them to only three offensive rebounds (to our 11),” said PFW’s Bobby Planutis, who had 12 points. “So we did a good job of not giving them second-chance shots and being able to push and go.”