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Rich Byhre
Rich Byhre led the Hawks with 16 points and nine rebounds.
76
Rockhurst Rock 0-1,0-0 GLVC
85
Winner Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 1-0,0-0 GLIAC
Rockhurst Rock
0-1,0-0 GLVC
76
Final
85
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW
1-0,0-0 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rockhurst Rock 34 42 76
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 33 52 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Rockhurst falls short in season opener

Purdue Northwest held off a late rally by Rockhurst to post an 85-76 victory in the Hawks' season opener in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge Friday night in Hammond, Indiana.

The Pride outscored Rockhurst 13-3 in the final three-plus minutes after the Hawks took a brief one-point lead. Davit Kakushadze capped a 14-4 run on a dunk shot to give Rockhurst a 73-72 lead at the 3:53 mark.

Rich Byhre led the Hawks with 16 points and nine rebounds. Nico Felici scored 13 points on five-of-six shooting. Freshman Miles White finished with 10 points and five rebounds.

Kakushadze posted seven points and eight rebounds. Jihad Thornton, Davit Abuladze and Jake Auer combined for 21 points off the bench.

Rockhurst ended up shooting 42.9 percent from the field (30-of-70) and 90.7 percent from the foul line (11-of-12).

Coach Drew Diener
"They outplayed, and more specifically, outshot us in the second half. We battled hard. We need to play better."

Inside the Box Score
• Rockhurst led 34-33 at halftime.
• The Hawks collected eight steals.
• Rockhurst scored 48 points in the paint and shot over 50 percent inside the 3-point line.

On Deck
Rockhurst (0-1) plays Davenport (0-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
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