LaPorte used a big second half to pull away against Lowell on Tuesday night in front of a large crowd at the Civic Auditorium. Rylan Kieszkowski scored 17 points and had 3 blocks, while Nic Spence added 16 pts, 6 rebs, and Malik Corley had 10 points, 8 assists in the victory. The Slicers improved to 8-4 on the season with the win, as conference play begins on Friday with undefeated Lake Central coming to Slicer Gymnasium. Quarterly Scoring: LP 15 12 22 15|64 LO 19 15 7 10|51 Scoring Summary: LaPorte: 24 (9-16) 64 Kieszkowski 17, Spence 16, Corley 10, Ott-Large 8, Salisbury 5, Broome 4, Taylor 4, Tonagel 0, Matzke 0 Three-Pointers: Kieszkowski 3, Corley 2, Salisbury, Spence Record: 8-4 Lowell: 17 (11-15) 51 Elenbaum 16, Viehman 15, Vasco 7, Cox 6, Graham 5, Hajnowski 2, Summers 0 Three-Pointers: Elenbaum 2, Viehman 2, Cox, Vasco Record: 2-8