CHICAGO - Marian University men's basketball (7-0, 1-0 NACC) never trailed in a 67-52 win over Illinois Tech in its first game of conference play.
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- A strong start saw Marian open with a 10-3 lead after making its first five shots of the game.
- Illinois Tech managed to tie the game at 20-20 before Marian scored 15 unanswered points to lead 35-20.
- The Sabres were able to go into halftime leading 36-23.
- Marian maintained a comfortable dobule-digit lead before a 7-0 run from the Scarlet Hawks cut their deficit down to 47-38 with 11:32 to play.
- The Sabres had a response shortly after with eight unanswered points of their own to break the game open at 56-40 and 8:46 on the clock.
- Marian built its lead to as large as 19 points before the final settled at 67-52.
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- Marian finished 27-of-54 (.500) from the field and 2-of-13 (.154) from beyond the arc.
- Illinois Tech was limited to 19-of-54 (.352) shooting and 2-of-18 (.111) on triples.
- The Sabre defense forced 20 turnovers and outscored Tech 27-12 in points off turnovers.
- Marian also held a 42-32 edge in points in the paint, while Illinois Tech had a 16-6 advantage for second-chance points.
- The Sabres are now 11-3 all-time against Illinois Tech with wins in six of the last seven meetings.
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