The University of Illinois Springfield extended its winning streak to seven games in the last battle before GLVC play resumes, defeating Lincoln Christian 101-77 at TRAC.
The Prairie Stars collected the ninth win of their season but suffered a costly loss with 1:19 remaining in the first half, when senior Cole Harper went down with a twisted left ankle. Harper was assisted off by the medical staff and was seen on crutches after the game.
“Cole’s situation really puts a cloud on the win,” said UIS head coach Bill Walker. “I haven’t seen any x-rays, but I’d say he’s going to miss three or four games.”
Harper had scored only three points when leaving with the injury but had grabbed a team-high six rebounds and three assists in the first half.
The UIS bench stepped up big in the loss of Harper with 20 points, led by Bahari Amaya’s nine.
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 2, 2019.
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Men's Basketball: Peyton Allen, UIS claim sixth straight win
A long break didn’t disrupt University of Illinois Springfield’s torrid offense.
UIS junior guard Peyton Allen manufactured a game-high 25 points and the Prairie Stars captured their sixth straight win 89-81 at Missouri Western State University on Sunday.
UIS (8-3) has scored at least 80 points in five of its last six games. Allen, a Chatham Glenwood High School graduate, also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds while going 8 of 19 from the floor and 9 of 11 from the free throw line in the non-conference matchup.
Gilwan Nelson posted 16 points, followed by Vince Walker (15), Aundrae Williams (12) and Bahari Amaya (11). Fellow Glenwood graduate Cole Harper had three points in 30 minutes of action.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on December 30, 2018.
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UIS junior guard Peyton Allen manufactured a game-high 25 points and the Prairie Stars captured their sixth straight win 89-81 at Missouri Western State University on Sunday.
UIS (8-3) has scored at least 80 points in five of its last six games. Allen, a Chatham Glenwood High School graduate, also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds while going 8 of 19 from the floor and 9 of 11 from the free throw line in the non-conference matchup.
Gilwan Nelson posted 16 points, followed by Vince Walker (15), Aundrae Williams (12) and Bahari Amaya (11). Fellow Glenwood graduate Cole Harper had three points in 30 minutes of action.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on December 30, 2018.
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Local kids learn new basketball moves from UIS players
Local kids are ending 2018 by learning some moves on the basketball court.
This is the second year for the University of Illinois Springfield's holiday basketball clinic.
More than 100 kids were a part of the clinic, learning from UIS basketball players.
Coaches said it's a great way to get one-on-one time with their littlest and biggest fans. "Some of these kids come to our camps in the summer, so there's a lot of familiar faces and they know our players so that makes it fun and we see friendly faces at the games throughout the year," Head Women's Basketball Coach Mark Kost said.
UIS coaches said the holiday clinic also helps parents get their kids out of the house during Christmas break.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on December 31, 2018.
Watch the story online.
This is the second year for the University of Illinois Springfield's holiday basketball clinic.
More than 100 kids were a part of the clinic, learning from UIS basketball players.
Coaches said it's a great way to get one-on-one time with their littlest and biggest fans. "Some of these kids come to our camps in the summer, so there's a lot of familiar faces and they know our players so that makes it fun and we see friendly faces at the games throughout the year," Head Women's Basketball Coach Mark Kost said.
UIS coaches said the holiday clinic also helps parents get their kids out of the house during Christmas break.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on December 31, 2018.
Watch the story online.
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