Penn Kingsmen - 54
Merrillville Pirates - 59


PENN (13-14-13-14)
Burton 6 9-10 21, Smith 2 0-0 5, Penney 1 2-2 4, Doster 1 0-0 3, Haywood 4 0-0 9, Applegate 1 0-0 2, G. Gatete 0 0-1 0, Shalte 4 0-0 8, Wojciehowski 1 0-0 2.  Totals 20 11-12 54.

MERRILLVILLE (15-15-12-17)
Erik Chavez 2 0-0 6, Marcus Hardy 6 0-0 12, Isaiah Akinyele 0 1-2 1, Angel Nelson 0 0-0 0, Dylan Coty 3 6-8 12, Dorian Harris 0 0-0 0, Reece Echarry 3 3-4 9,  Juwan Bandy 2 1-3 5, Ajanen Dixon 7 0-1 14.  TOTALS: 23 11-18 59.

3-pointers: Penn - 3 (Smith, Doster, Haywood), Merrillville - 2 (Chavez 2).

Fouls: Penm 17, Merrillville - 15.

Fouled Out: Dixon (M).

JV Score: Penn - 62, Merrillville - 38.

Records: Penn 10-11, Merrillville 10-10.

Next Game: Wednesday, March 3rd at Gary West Side H.S., as the Pirates take on the Cougars in the first round of the IHSAA Sectional, start time is 5:30pm.