MADISON, Wis. - The Rockford University men's basketball team won its second straight NACC game on Wednesday night with a 77-62 victory at Edgewood College. Rockford led for nearly 27 minutes and by as many as 23 points late in the second half. Conversely, the Eagles led for just over 11 minutes but never by more than four points. The Regents absolutely crushed the Eagles on the glass the entire night. Rockford outrebounded Edgewood 49-25, including a decisive 18-3 advantage in offensive rebounds, which led to a 21-9 edge in second chance points. The Regents also controlled the paint, outscoring Edgewood by a 44-30 margin in the lane. Rockford has now won four straight in the series after dropping the previous six meetings.
- Edgewood led for pretty much the entire opening 13 minutes of the game. The Eagles held a game-high four-point edge on four separate occasions with the final one being 20-16 at the 7:49 mark.
- It was from that moment on that Rockford began to seize control. The Regents proceeded to score the next nine points over a 2:26 span and take a 25-20 advantage. Micah Swanson scored five points over that span, including the first three.
- After the Eagles came back and tied the score at 25-25, Rockford closed the half on a 10-1 run to take a 35-26 lead into the break. Four different Regents combined to score the ten points, led by three apiece from Jaden Bell and Noody Lacey.
- Tre Miller opened the second half with a layup to give Rockford the first double-digit lead of the game at 37-26.
- However, the Eagles methodically chipped the RU lead all the way back down to four points with 14:16 left in the contest.
- Fortunately, Rockford was able to put the game out of reach over the next 6 minutes and 23 seconds. The Regents used a 16-2 run to take a commanding 61-43 advantage. Four different Regents found the bottom of the net during the run, led by six points from Malik Marshall and five from Tre Miller.
- The Regents would eventually extend their lead to as many as 23 on a Malik Marshall jumper with 2:37 left in the game before ultimately cruising to a 77-62 win.
- Micah Swanson poured in a game-high 17 points, 9 rebounds and a steal.
- Noody Lacey finished with a season-high 13 points on an impressive 6-of-8 shooting performance. He also added 2 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist.
- Malik Marshall scored in double figures for the second straight game. Marshall finished with an RU career-high 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.
- Matthew Elliott had a game-high and tied his RU career-high with 11 rebounds, 4 points, a block and an assist off the bench.
