University of Minnesota Athletics

LEWIS EARNS THIRD BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR

3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

wMinnesota senior forward Quincy Lewis earned his third Big Ten Player of the Week honor after scoring 71 points on the week, including 27 in a 62-48 win against Purdue and 31 in a 58-51 win at Northwestern. Lewis earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors with Penn State1s Joe Crispin. In addition, Lewis won the Big Ten scoring title with a 25.5 ppg average in the conference. Lewis scored 95 points more than his nearest competitior.
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