Rockhurst Men's Basketball fell to Purdue Northwest 80-77 on Saturday at the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge in Hammond, Indiana.
The Hawks took a 46-33 halftime lead after
Javeyn Martin closed the first half with a pair of free throws with three seconds left. Rockhurst carried their second-half lead to 54-44 on
Peyton Newbern's free throw at 15:11, and
Sawyer Smith's three-pointer made it 57-49 at 13:53.Â
Purdue Northwest scored the next 15 points, moving ahead 64-57 with 8:22 left. Later, the Hawks took a lead at 71-70 with 2:11 left and tied the game at 73-73 at 1:39. Purdue Northwest finished the game on a 7-4 run to pick up the win.
Kernan Bundy led Rockhurst with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three. Martin notched 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and was 6-of-6 from the free-throw line.
Newburn scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and had four rebounds. Smith tallied nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from the three and added seven rebounds and four assists.
Overall, the Hawks shot 52.8 percent (28-of-53) from the floor, 40.9 percent (9-of-22) from three and 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the three-throw line.Â
Inside the Box
The Hawks recorded 24 bench points.
Rockhurst outrebounded Purdue Northwest, 31-27.Â
The Hawks collected 17 assists on 28 made field goals.
Up Next
The Hawks (1-2) return home to Mason-Halpin Field House to face No. 2 Washburn on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
