Box Score
January 20, 2001


         (EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Despite career highs from a number of players, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men's basketball team could not overcome the 12-point deficit from halftime as the Cougars fell to Lewis 85-69 this evening in the Vadalabene Center.
         SIUE, 4-11 overall and 1-8 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, shot 38.2 percent from the field (21-55) and 63.6 percent from the line (21-33). Lewis, 7-8 overall and 5-4 in the GLVC, led from the start and were up by as many as 25 points at one point in the second half. The Flyers shot 49.3 percent from the field (34-69) and 47.4 percent from behind the arc (9-19).
         Luke Humphrey led the Cougars with a career-high 22 points, converting 4 of 7 from the three-point line. Nick Hartwig recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring a career-high 16 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds. Marty Perry also finished in double figures with 12. Andrew Gajewski scored a career-high seven points, all of those coming from the line (7-9), while tying a career-high with seven rebounds.
         Josh Virostko led the Flyers with 24 points. He was 6 of 10 from beyond the arc. Austin Real recorded 15 points while Sammy Bacino contributed with 14 points. Gibran Carter led the team in rebounds by grabbing 10 boards and scoring seven points.
         The Cougars return to conference action when they travel to Kentucky Wesleyan on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
                  -siue-