Jana Paulsen

Box Score

Carthage CARTH 1-0,0-0 CCIW

IIT IIT 0-2,0-0 NACC

Carthage CARTH

1-0,0-0 CCIW

Final

Nov. 12, 2024

IIT IIT

0-2,0-0 NACC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Carthage CARTH	43	39	82
IIT IIT	25	31	56

Game Recap: #22 Men's Basketball | 11/12/2024 10:27:00 PM

Firebirds Cruise to 82-56 Victory Over IIT to Start the Season

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Alma College

11/16/2024 | 1 p.m.

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CHICAGO — The 2024-25 basketball season started at IIT on Tuesday as the men's team defeated the Scarlet Hawks 82-56.

Final Score: Carthage 82 - IIT 56
Location: Chicago, Illinois - Keating Sports Center
Records: Carthage 1-0, IIT 0-2

Carthage opened with a strong 19-7 lead, fueled by back-to-back three-pointers from AJ Johnson.
A layup from Griffin Daun later extended the Firebirds' advantage to 31-15.
AJ Johnson closed the half with a pair of free throws, giving Carthage a 43-25 lead heading into halftime.
In the second half, Ashe Oglesby added a jumper and layup, extending the score to 52-30 with 14:52 remaining.
Ryan Johnson then drilled a three-pointer, pushing Carthage's lead to 31.
AJ Williams contributed a three-pointer with 8:15 left in regulation.
Although IIT cut the deficit to 25, a three-pointer from Quentin Villa pushed the lead to 82-54, as the Firebirds went on to win.

AJ Johnson set a new career high with 32 points, hitting all six of his three-point attempts.
Ryan Johnson contributed 13 points and matched AJ's eight rebounds.
AJ Williams chipped in 10 points, and Griffin Daun pulled down six rebounds.

"I'm really proud of the guy's effort tonight. I thought defensively we did an excellent job of making Vortes and Carter work for everything. We ended up holding them to 33% from the floor and four assists to 18 Turnovers. Ryan Johnson did a great job of being a rim protector on the back end and Griffin's energy defensively really set the tone early.

Their style is able to force turnovers and take you out of rhythm with a 6'10 sitting in the paint the majority of the game but thought we handled it nicely and only turned it over eight times. Had a lot of good looks and we played very unselfish. A lot of new guys in the lineup this year and it was fun to see them get some action tonight!

AJ Johnson was really special on both ends and we are glad to have him back!

I'm excited for the home opener on Saturday against Alma. We need a few good days of practice and be ready to go again!!"