Box Score

ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst College men's basketball team dropped to 6-17 overall following a 73-72 loss to North Park University in the closing seconds of the contest.

North Park's Davon Russell drove the length of the floor and hit a desperation running one-handed floater with 1.2 seconds left on the clock to lift the Vikings (12-11, 6-6 CCIW) to the victory.

The first half featured three ties and nine lead changes before North Park built a 10-point lead (37-27) with 1:26 to play. Elmhurst closed the half on a 4-0 run to pull to within six points (37-31) at halftime.

North Park opened the second half on an 11-4 run to push their lead up to 13 points with 17 minutes to play. Elmhurst slowly sliced into the lead, pulling to within three points with 7:15 remaining. Mike Jackson hit a put-back in the lane with 3:54 left to give Elmhurst its first lead of the half. 

North Park answered right back as Shaun Collins knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Vikings a 68-66 lead with 3:26 left. Another put-back by Jackson tied the score at 68-68 with 2:39 remaining on the clock. After a turnover by the Vikings, D'Ante Foster hit a lay-up to give Elmhurst a 70-68 lead.

Nick Williams put North Park back on top with 1:04 left after he hit a trey, giving the Vikings a 71-70 lead. Aaron Schroeder collected his own rebound on a 3-point attempt allowing the Bluejays to call a timeout with 31 seconds remaining. Dustin Bainter knocked down a free-throw line jumper with 22.7 seconds left on the clock to put the Bluejays up 72-71. After a North Park turnover with eight seconds to play, Elmhurst missed a free throw and North Park's Jorge Gonzalez grabbed the loose ball. The Vikings called timeout with 6.2 seconds left to set up Robinson's game-winning shot.

Elmhurst shot 53.6 percent (30-of-56) from the floor, including 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from downtown. North Park finished the contest hitting 51.8 percent (29-of-56) of its shots, including 33.3 percent (6-of-18) from beyond the arc. 

Bainter led Elmhurst with 15 points and six rebounds in the loss. Jackson totaled 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Zack Boyd added 13 points while Foster came off the bench to score a season-high 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting. Aaron Schroeder added eight points in the loss.

North Park was led by Gonzalez's 15 points. Shaun Collins added 12 points while Williams scored 11. 

Elmhurst plays at North Central College on Wednesday, February 17.