FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Indiana Tech men's basketball team won their ninth straight contest on Wednesday night, as they defeated the Siena Heights Saints by a final score of 74-54.
It was an extremely well-balanced attack that helped the Warriors earn the victory, with the senior duo of
Rog Stein and
Cory McKinney leading the way with 11 points, but they also grabbed a combined 14 rebounds to go along with seven assists and four steals. The big men,
Josh Kline and
Lucas Lehrman, each had nine points and two blocks apiece.
Max Perez and
Jeremy Luciani both notched eight points, with Perez knocking down two triples and and Luciani grabbing five rebounds.
Grant Smith also had a nice night, scoring seven points and grabbing six rebounds.
Lucas Lyyski tied his career-high with five points in four minutes.
Blake Davison also returned to action for the first time since early January, scoring four points.
The Orange and Black dominated the painted area in the second half, as the teams were tied in paint points (12) in the first. Tech took advantage of their size and skill inside, out-scoring the Saints 24-8 the rest of the way.
Ted Albert also had some very solid contribution from his bench, the unit out-played the Saints' bench, 34-23.
Indiana Tech improves to 21-6 on the year, 15-2 in WHAC play, and finishes 11-3 at the Schaefer Center. Tech will close out the regular season with three-straight road games, with the first being on a massive contest this Saturday at Madonna (19-8, 13-4 WHAC, 2nd place, 2 GB).