ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Hawks men's basketball program dropped a GLVC contest to the Lewis Flyers Saturday (Dec. 5) afternoon. The Flyers defeated the Hawks 75-63.  

Play by Play

1st Half

Through the first six minutes of action both teams struggled to find the bottom of the net.  The Hawks and Flyers sat tied at 7-7 following a three-pointer by Demetrius Houston with 13:58 to play in the first half.  

The Flyers answered with a three-point basket of their own to take a 10-7 lead.  This basket sparked a 10-0 run by Lewis and gave the Flyers a 17-7 lead.  

Lewis continued the offensive output and limited the Hawks to just 29% shooting in the first half.  QU went just 1-12 from behind the arc and trailed Lewis 34-17 after the first 20 minutes of action.  

2nd Half

The Hawks opened the second half with a layup by Jah-Kobe Womack to cut the Flyers lead to 34-19.  

A 6-1 run by the Flyers pushed the lead back to 40-20.  

The Hawks began to mount a comeback with a pair of three-pointers by Womack and Robert DeVries to bring the Flyers lead to 40-26 with 16:50 to play.  

Womack made a pair of free throws to bring the score to 40-28 with 16:24 remaining in the game. 

Lewis pushed their lead back to 44-30 with 13:38 after a layup by the Flyers. 

QU trimmed the lead to 10 points just before the 12 minute media timeout.  

Midway through the second half, the Flyers held a 16 point lead as the Hawks attempted to claw back into the matchup.  

A jumper by Tanner Stuckman and a pair of free throws by Ryan Briscoe cut the lead to 12 with eight and a half minutes to play.  

With six minutes remaining, the Hawks brought the lead to single digits as the Flyers led 59-50.

The Hawks continued to fight cutting the lead to 64-58 with 2:28 to play after a layup by Ryan Briscoe.  

Adam Rischke scored the next five points for Lewis and pushed the lead back to 69-58.  The Flyers free throw shooting propelled Lewis to a 75-63 win.  

Stat Leaders

Ryan Briscoe: 15 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4 Assists.  
Demetrius Houston: 11 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals

Next up for QU

The Hawks travel to Louisville, Kentucky to take on the #1 Bellarmine Knights.  

QU's Record

7-7, 1-3 GLVC