ST. JOHN- The young talent between Lake Central and Chesterton attracted Purdue head coach Matt Painter, Valpo HC Bryce Drew, and Michigan State assistant Dane Fife to the game Tuesday night. Purdue has offered Lake Central sophomore Tyler Wideman while Chesterton freshman Matt Holba has sparked interest from Big Ten programs already as well.

Lake Central got off to a quick start against the visiting Trojans and never looked back.  Lake Central led Chesterton 18-11 after the first quarter and extended that lead to 17 points at halftime.   The Indians then cruised in the second half to defeat Chesterton by a score of 66-47.

Michigan-signee Glenn Robinson led all scorers with 18 points in the game.   He also dished out 8 assists.  He was solid around the rim all night, which is where a majority of his points came from.  Robinson’s jump shot looked above average also as he was able to hit a few pull up jumpers.  He was only 1 for 3 from behind the arc.

Tyler Wideman was 4 for 10 from the field, 3 of 4 from the free line and finished with 11 points.  He was strong in the paint on offense although Chesterton doesn’t have a strong post pressence.   When he got the ball, he was always in great position.  He finished with some very strong post moves.   He needs to improve his footwork around the rim though and stay under control with the basketball.

Sophomore Tye Wilburn scored 8 points and was the primary ball handler for Lake Central.  He was 2 for 5 from three point range and only committed 2 turnovers in nearly 20 minutes of play.  He looked very smooth and under control running the offense for Lake Central.

Chesterton freshman Matt Holba scored 11 points on 4 of 7 shooting and pulled down 8 rebounds.

Chesterton       11        9          18        9          47

Lake Central    18        19        18        11        66