Men's Basketball Falls to Lincoln 67-61 for CCAC Conference Loss

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team dropped a home CCAC Conference contest to Lincoln College, losing by the score of 67-61 on Wednesday, February 9 at the Goodman Center.  The Lakers are now 11-8 in the CCAC and 16-10 overall this season.

The first 20 minutes of the game were a competitive and physical affair with Lincoln holding a slight lead for the majority of the half.  However, the Lakers tied things up at 27-27 with 5:33 to go on a Caleb Brown layup, but the Lynx came back with the next four points and led 36-33 at the break.

Just under two minutes into the second half, Matt Myers hit a jumper to put the Lakers up 37-36, which would be the home team's last lead of the contest.  Roosevelt did tie the game at 46-46 on a Trenton Kyler layup with 11:47 to play, but the Lynx regained the lead for good 30 seconds later.  The Lakers trailed by four points at 59-55 with 5:13 remaining before Lincoln built a 64-55 advantage with just under four minutes to go.  Roosevelt kept fighting and pulled to within four points at 65-61 with 1:19 on the clock on a Matt Myers free throw, but the Lakers were unable to get any closer to fall 67-61.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Lincoln                  36           31           67
                Roosevelt            33           28           61

Records: Roosevelt 16-10, 11-8 (CCAC) | Lincoln 11-16, 9-10 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Caleb Brown scored 15 points to go with six rebounds, three assists, & two blocks
• Trenton Kyler had 13 points, four rebounds, & two steals
• Matt Myers registered 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists, & two steals
• Anthony Martinez pulled down six rebounds
• Mark Johnson had five rebounds & two assists
• RU shot 37.3% from the field & 36% from three-point range
• Lincoln shot 40.4% overall & 26.7% from behind the arc
• The Lynx went 17-for-27 from the free throw line, while the Lakers were 8-of-15
• The Lakers held a 44-34 rebound advantage over the Lynx

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers & Lynx split the season series & are now also tied in the all-time series at 2-2
• RU sits in fifth place of the CCAC, trailing St. Xavier by a game & a half for fourth place & a CCAC Tournament first round home game
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel to Milwaukee, Wis. on Saturday, February 12 to take on Cardinal Stritch University in CCAC Conference action.  Tip-off is scheduled for 3pm at Panella Court on the campus of Cardinal Stritch.