Peru State Powers Past Pride, 92-63

PERU, Neb. – Looking to make the most of their final road game of the 2022-23 season, the Clarke University men's basketball team led by Biggie Luster's 22 points, were unable to pull the upset against Peru State in a 92-63 loss.

It was another slow start for the Pride as they would find themselves down double-digits quickly at 24-10 with 12:01 to play in the first half before going on a 9-3 run to cut the lead down to 27-19. Eight points would be as close as Clarke would get for the remainder of the contest as Peru State finished the half on a 25-5 scoring run to lead 52-25.

The second half saw the Bobcats build their lead to as much as 32 points on their senior-day as three of their senior starters scored 15 points including Troy Houghton, who also grabbed 14 rebounds, Lorenzo Anderson, and Jibril Harris.

After shooting just 28.1% from the field and 20% from three, the Pride bounced back in the second half once again to improve their shooting numbers to 45.7% and 38.5%. For the game, Peru State finished with a 50% field-goal percentage and also shot 15-31 (48.4%) from deep.

To go along with Luster's 22 points on 10-18 (55.5%) shooting, he also snagged seven rebounds. Senior, Chandler Dean scored 19 points, eight rebounds, and turned away three shots. Fellow senior, Anthony Eddy scored nine points, all coming from beyond the arc in the first half.

Up next for the Clarke University men's basketball team will be their final game of the season, as well as an opportunity to honor the seniors in a matchup against Missouri Valley at 2:00 pm.