From start to finish, Joliet controlled the game.

Powered by Grace Harris' 32 points, the Wolves (9-9) took care of business and put away Malcolm X, 76-63, Thursday at the Joliet Event Center.

Harris scored more than half of her final tally in the first half, putting 17 points on the board as the Wolves went into halftime with a 38-25 lead.

"My shot just felt good," Harris said after the game. "I've been feeling good lately in practice, and just taking care of my body. I was just trying to do as much for the team as I could."

Harris finished the game with seven rebounds, six assists, a block and a steal. She made all of eight of her free throw attempts and finished 10-for-22, shooting 50 percent from the three.

Maggie Grady also played strong for the Wolves, finishing with 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists and a steal.

"I think we came with a lot of confidence today," Grady said. "Especially me, I came with a lot of confidence and am really happy we got the dub."

Malcolm X (6-4), however, fought back to make it a close game, coming to within five points at one point in the third quarter.

"(Their) teams are very physical and very tough, and they did the same thing today," said head coach Shaun Sanderson. "I just think we did a pretty good job with them from all of our forwards and post players."

Ashanti Brown finished with 10 points for the Wolves and four steals. Kiyah Robertson scored just nine points but added six rebounds, four blocks and four steals in the win.

The win marks Joliet's fourth straight, their longest stretch so far this season.

"We've had a good start to the season and we're just trying to continue it," Harris said. 

Joliet will not return to action until Saturday, January 20 when the Wolves host Elgin Community College at 1 p.m.