JOLIET, Ill. – Despite a 27-point eruption from sophomore Matthew Hoarde, the Milwaukee Area Technical College men's basketball team wasn't able to come away with a road victory against Joliet Junior College Thursday evening.

A huge part in the Stormers' 107-99 road loss to the Panthers came down to the discrepancy in free throw attempts. As a team, MATC shot just 58 percent from the charity stripe (11-of-19) meanwhile the Panthers sank 83 percent of their free throws on a staggering 35 attempts.

The disparity in freebies proved to be one the deciding factor that moved the Stormers to 7-13 overall and 2-8 on the road.

Outside of free throws, both teams proved to match up pretty evenly. Both squads wound up shooting 47 percent from the field and 33 percent from deep. However, the Stormers were able to win the turnover battle 12-5.

STAT BOOK
Hoarde paced the Stormers with 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Freshman Antonio Tyler added 14 points, nine rebounds and a pair of assists. Sophomore Antonio Foxwell poured in 15 points, six rebounds, one steal and one assist. Freshman Kamarion Ivory contributed a dozen points on 83 percent shooting (5-of-6). Sophomores Cyrus Little and Oluwamayowa Akinsipe each had 11 points.

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MATC (7-13) will hit the road to face-off against Kishwaukee at 3 p.m. Saturday.