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At the end of the first quarter the Stags trailed 21-13 but
by the half Hartem had closed the gap a little.
The Tigers held a 34-29 advantage at halftime.
The Stags managed to outscore the Tigers in the third quarter
and make a game of it. In that quarter Hartem was led by Antonio
Coit-Kirk’s 10 points and 8 points from Brady Wolpert.
Heading into the final quarter the Stags trailed by just 49-47.
Even though the Stags held the Tigers leading scorer Taylor
Bruninga scoreless in the second half of the game, the rest of
the Illini Bluffs team stepped up.
Illini Bluffs outscored Hartem 22-8 in the final eight minutes
to take the 71-55 win.
Antonio Coit-Kirk led all scorers with 22 points and Brady
Wolpert contributed 16 points. Brody Baker was also back in his
first game since suffering an ankle injury at the Auburn
Tournament and he chipped in 8 points.
Illini Bluffs placed five players in double figures as they
improved to 21-4 on the season.
Hartem continues playing on the road this week with a Tuesday
night game at Tremont.
Hartem 55
Coit-Kirk 22
Wolpert 16
Baker 8
Hayes 7
Phillips 2
Illini Bluffs 71
Cox 17
Bower 10
Scott 10
Bruninga 10
Alexander 10
Scheerer 9
Davis 3
Crisp 2
[Teena Lowery]
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