Purdue Polytechnic had lost four straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped down to 7-15 to make it five. They lost 88-65 to the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (61), the Techies still had to take the loss.
TJ Williams
| 02/21/26 vs Indianapolis Crispus Attucks | 48% |
| 02/20/26 @ Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 45% |
| 02/14/26 @ Evansville Bosse | 45% |
| 02/05/26 @ Indianapolis Arsenal Technical | 60% |
| 01/31/26 @ Beech Grove | 73% |
When it comes to explaining why Purdue Polytechnic lost, don't look at TJ Williams. Despite the final result, he went 12-for-25 en route to 29 points and five rebounds. Williams is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Johnson, who shot 55% from the field to rack up 13 points.
As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points over those games.
Dezhon Hall produced another solid effort going 13-for-21 on his way to 32 points along with six boards and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Indianapolis Crispus Attucks' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Markale Gray, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds.
Purdue Polytechnic has already played their next contest, a 74-63 defeat against Indianapolis Shortridge on the 24th. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-49 loss against Carmel on the 24th.
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