Jana Paulsen

Box Score

Carthage CARTH 7-2,2-0 CCIW

Augustana (IL) AUGIE 5-3,1-2 CCIW

Carthage CARTH

7-2,2-0 CCIW

Final

Dec. 14, 2024

Augustana (IL) AUGIE

5-3,1-2 CCIW

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Carthage CARTH	36	46	82
Augustana (IL) AUGIE	45	25	70

Game Recap: #22 Men's Basketball | 12/14/2024 7:00:00 PM

Men’s Basketball Rallies in Second Half of Saturday’s CCIW Battle at Augustana

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vs. Chatham University

12/19/2024 | 7 p.m.

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ROCK ISLAND - The Carthage College men's basketball team won their second College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin on Saturday with an 82-70 win over Augustana (Ill.).

Final Score: Carthage 82 - Augustana (Ill.) 70
Location: Rock Island, Illinois - Carver PE Center
Records: Carthage 7-2 (2-0 CCIW), Augustana (Ill.) 5-3 (1-2 CCIW)

Augustana (Ill.) opened the game with a strong 15-2 run.
Carthage responded, narrowing the deficit to nine with a jumper from Ryan Johnson. Johnson struck again later in the half, cutting the margin to six with 3:30 remaining.
AJ Johnson drained a three-pointer to make it 40-35, but the Vikings held a 45-36 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Griffin Daun's layup brought Carthage within five.
A five-point swing by AJ Johnson trimmed the deficit to 57-54 with 12:19 left.
The Firebirds then took their first lead of the half at 58-57 with back-to-back layups.
AJ Williams added a crucial steal and layup, extending Carthage's lead to five.
A 9-1 scoring run capped by Riley Brooks' layup gave the Firebirds control at 2:49.
Carthage sealed the game with an 82-70 victory, punctuated by a dunk from Ryan Johnson in the final moments.

Four Firebird starters scored in double figures for the second-straight game: Ryan Johnson (21), AJ Johnson (16), Riley Brooks (15) and AJ Williams (13).
AJ Johnson led the Firebirds in rebounds with seven followed by Ryan Johnson, Brooks, and Griffin Daun with six.
Colton Sigel added four assists and four rebounds.

"Not exactly the start we were looking for, but super proud of the fight in our guys to battle back and get a tough road win! Augustana is an excellent offensive basketball team that runs their offense efficiently and we didn't do a great job with it in the first half. In the 2nd half, we really stepped up across the board and held Augustana to 26% from the floor.

I thought AJ Williams and Griffin Daun did an excellent job in the 2nd half on both ends. They anchored us defensively and allowed us to make our big run getting out in transition.

Road wins are never easy in the CCIW, and we couldn't be happier to be 2-0 after starting off at Illinois Wesleyan and Augustana. Have two more tough opponents to wrap up our non-conference slate in Nashville next week. It's on us to build off this and continue to get better every day!"