Wave falls to No. 10 IU-Kokomo 77-76 in final minute of season opener

WHITING, Ind. – The Calumet College of St. Joseph men's basketball team opened their 2019-20 season on Friday, Nov. 1 facing their highest ranked opponent on their schedule – No. 10 Indiana University – Kokomo. The Wave didn't flinch, however, hanging with the visiting Cougars to the final minute of the game before falling 77-76 in front of an excited home crowd. Core'Von Lott (SO/Gary, Ind.) pumped in a team-high 24 points, while Germaine Roebuck (SR/Champaign, Ill. ) pulled in a team-leading nine rebounds.

GAME VITALS

Score: Calumet College – 76 ‖ Indiana University – Kokomo – 77

Records: CCSJ – 0-1‖ IU-Kokomo – 1-0

NAIA Top-25: CCSJ - Not Ranked ‖ IU-Kokomo - No. 10

Location: Rittenmeyer Center ‖ Whiting, Ind.

STAT TRACKER

• Core'Von Lott: Team-leading 24 points (8-for-16, FG; 4-for-8,3-Pt; 4-for-6, FT), five rebounds, three steals, team-high seven assists
• Germaine Roebuck: 15 points (5-for-13, FG; 5-for-6, FT), four assists, team-leading nine rebounds
• Ion Faulkner (JR/Gary, Ind.): 10 points (4-for-8, FG; 2-for-2, FT), two assists, four rebounds

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Wave outshot the Cougars at the charity stripe 11-for-14 (78.6%) to 8-for-15 (53.3%) and from behind the arc 11-for-25 (44%) to 9-for-12 (34.6%).
• Core'Von Lott passed the 400-point mark in his young career, finishing the night at 402 career points. He also now has 67 career assists and 46 career steals.

COACH'S PERSPECTIVE

"Really good effort by our team tonight. Unfortunate to not come out on top, but we put ourselves in a position to win. We had a lot of guys that made plays when we needed them and had some big defensive stops down the stretch. Kokomo is a talented team with a lot of experience. A game like this is really going to help us move forward." – Ryan Sexson, Head Coach

WHAT'S NEXT

Calumet will host Moody Bible Institute on day two of the Calumet Classic. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.