Caves’ Career Day Leads Chargers in Comeback Win Over Madison

GALESBURG — Hunter Caves had 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double as a Charger as the Carl Sandburg College men's basketball team pulled ahead in the closing minutes for an 87-81 win over Madison on Saturday at John Lewis Gymnasium.

KEY MOMENTS
• Madison matched its largest lead of the game at 62-54 midway through the second half on a turnaround jumper by Deante Luster.
• The Chargers (3-5) answered with five straight points on a putback by Idius Robertson and a Caves three-point play to trail 62-59 with 8:36 to go.
• Still trailing 70-65, Sandburg used an 8-0, go-ahead run and never looked back. Tyrese Grose kicked of the run with a layup, and a Nate Hill bucket followed by two Hill free throws gave the Chargers the lead at 71-70 with 5:10 to play. David Hise wrapped up the burst with a layup for a 73-70 lead.
• The Chargers withstood a WolfPack rally down the stretch, using a key 3-pointer from Griffin Ronnebeck and a Grose slam to close out the victory.

SANDBURG STANDOUT
Caves went 5 of 13 from the field and 6 of 7 from the line in the victory. The sophomore's 16 points were the second-most he's scored in his career, and he grabbed 10 rebounds for his first double-digit game on the glass. Caves also had three of the Chargers' 13 assists.

OTHER TOP CHARGERS
• Hills — 19 points, 6 of 10 field goals, 4 assists
• Hise — 10 points, 4 of 4 field goals, 2 of 2 free throws
• Ronnebeck — 10 points, 2 of 4 3-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws
• Robertson — 8 points, 9 rebounds (5 offensive)

UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
7 p.m. Tuesday at Prairie State 

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