DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The No. 21-ranked Loras men's basketball team executed to near perfection on Saturday, totaling 36 assists on 48 baskets and finishing with a 70.8 field goal percentage. Rowan McGowen was 10-of-10, including 6-of-6 from beyond the arc and finished with a +15 rating.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
• McGowen got his hot night started early converting the first Duhawk basket of the contest 16 seconds into the game
• After taking a 16-15 lead, the Foresters did not hold a lead the rest of the night
• Loras utilized an 18-3 run to eliminate the Lake Forest lead and push the Duhawks' lead to 11 halfway through the first
• Lake Forest managed to narrow the deficit to six points but thanks to McGowen's back-to-back 3-pointers late in the first, the Duhawks went into the half with a 45-54 lead
• Jordan Boyd and Ryan DiCanio led the Duhawks in the second half, scoring the teams first 18 points.
• Loras used a 17-3 run to push the game out of reach with three minutes to play
• The Duhawks held the Foresters to nine second half rebounds, resulting in a +18 advantage for Loras

NOTABLES
• In addition to setting career bests in points (26) and three-pointers made (6), McGowen finished with a career high in field goals made (10)
• With his career high 30 points, Ryan DiCanio moves up to 13th all time in the Loras scoring history with 1,301 points
• Loras shot a season high 70.8 percent from the floor
• The Duhawks move to 3-1 all time against the Foresters
• For the first time this season the Duhawks shot better than 45 percent from deep, finishing the game at 62.5 percent

UP NEXT
After being rescheduled due to weather, Buena Vista travels to town next Thursday for a conference showdown. The Beavers are 3-4 and 1-1 in league play and are coming off an 85-73 loss to UW-La Crosse on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.