Recap - IUPU Fort Wayne Defeats UMKC 76-72
Recap - IUPU Fort Wayne Defeats UMKC 76-72
IUPU Fort Wayne got 20 points from Ben Botts en route to a 76-72 victory over UMKC on Thursday at Memorial Coliseum.
IUPU Fort Wayne earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 9-point spread.
IUPU Fort Wayne got 12 points from Frank Gaines and another 11 points from Trey McCorkle. Zach Plackemeier contributed 7 assists, while John Peckinpaugh cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.
UMKC got 19 points from Spencer Johnson in a losing cause and another 13 points from Jay Couisnard. Jay Couisnard contributed 2 assists for them, while Spencer Johnson had 9 rebounds.
IUPU Fort Wayne hit the break trailing 34-25 before taking care of business in the second half.
UMKC won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-30.
