#HLWBB Notebook – Dec. 12

December 12

Kobe Mosley

#HLWBB Notebook
#HLWBB RECENT RESULTS

Wednesday, Dec. 6
- Purdue Fort Wayne 57, Bellarmine 46
- Youngstown State 53, Akron 52
- IUPUI 81, Evansville 75
- Illinois 74, Northern Kentucky 52
- Cleveland State 87, Niagara 56
- Detroit Mercy 62, Western Michigan 59
Thursday, Dec. 7
- Oakland at Xavier (Postponed)
- St. Thomas (MN) 67, Milwaukee 65
Saturday, Dec. 9
- Texas A&M 67, RMU 36
- Oakland 79, Central Michigan 76
- Loyola Chicago 60, Milwaukee 47
- St. Thomas (MN) 64, Purdue Fort Wayne 59
- Youngstown State 69, St. Francis (PA) 32
- Wright State 81, Eastern Illinois 67
- Northern Kentucky 74, Kentucky State 70
Sunday, Dec. 10
- Cleveland State 71, Akron 62
- Northern Illinois 75, Detroit Mercy 66
Tuesday, December 12
- Bowling Green 69, Wright State 48

#HLWBB DIG DEEPER

Stingy Defense Leads to Win for Mastodons
- Purdue Fort Wayne earned their seventh win of the year over Bellarmine 57-46 on Wednesday. The ‘Dons defense stepped up in this contest, racking up 14 steals and forcing 23 turnovers. It was the third time they have forced 23 or more turnovers this season.
Penguins Follow Skid with Back-to-Back Wins
- Youngstown State ended a streak of close losses with consecutive wins this week. The Penguins won a close battle with Akron on Wednesday, 53-52. They would follow it up with a 69-32 victory on Saturday over Saint Francis (PA).
Vikings Just Keep Winning
- Cleveland State stayed with their winning ways this week, extending their streak to nine wins in a row. In their wins, the Vikings averaged 31 free throw attempts a game — a stat they lead the League in by a large margin.
Titans Rally to Victory over Broncos
- Down as much as 18 points in the game, Detroit Mercy battled all the way back for the 62-59 win over Western Michigan on Wednesday. Irene Murua and Amaya Burch led the team with 17 and 11 points, respectively.
Jaguars Win Over In-State Foe Aces
- IUPUI won their first road game of the year Wednesday night with a 81-75 victory over Evansville. The Jags shot a season-best 46% from the field on the way to scoring a season-high 81 points. 26 points from Katie Davidson and a 17 point-12 rebound double-double from Faith Stinson led the way.
Down 20? No Problem!
- After a cold start put the Golden Grizzlies down 20 points, Oakland fought their way back to beat Central Michigan 79-76 on Saturday. A 26-11 run in their fourth quarter proved to be too much for the Chippewas. A combined 35 points — including seven three-pointers — off the bench from Maddy Skorupski and Kennedie Montue provided a huge punch as well.
Hutchison Lights Up the Nutter Center
- Wright State won yet another contest at home with a 81-67 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday. #HLWBB Player of the Week Alexis Hutchison put a season-high 32 points on an efficient 12-17 from the field.
Norse Trio Round Up the Thorobreds
- Northern Kentucky defeated Kentucky State 74-70 behind the play of Khamari Mitchell-Steen, Macey Blevins, and #HLWBB Freshman of the Week Carter McCray. The triplet combined for 51 points on 20-36 shooting.

#HLWBB ON THE HORIZON

Wednesday, December 13
- Green Bay vs. UIC, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Friday, December 15
- Milwaukee at Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- IUPUI at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Saturday, December 16
- RMU vs. College of Charleston, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Youngstown State at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Green Bay at Saint Louis, 5 p.m. ET
- Cleveland State at #4 Iowa, 7 p.m. ET, BTN
Sunday, December 17
- Purdue Fort Wayne at Western Michigan, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland vs. Toledo, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Monday, December 18
- Wright State at West Virginia, 10 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Detroit Mercy at Bellarmine, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- RMU vs. Fairmont State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Northern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Tuesday, December 19
- Green Bay vs. UW-Parkside, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)