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Thursday, Jan. 19

Lincoln College basketball vs. Spoon River

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[JAN. 19, 2006]  The Lincoln College men's and women's basketball teams claimed victories over Spoon River in games played at Lincoln College on Wednesday.

Women

The Lady Lynx defeated Spoon River 64-55. Lincoln led 46-19 at halftime.

Lincoln's leading scorers -- Mechelle Donald 18, Tiffany Tungate 12, Gina Thompson 10

Leading rebounder -- Mechelle Donald 12

Assists leader -- Kellie Klassen 6

Lincoln shot 41 percent from the field. The Lady Lynx controlled the boards, with 41 rebounds to Spoon River's 33. Lincoln also had 33 turnovers.

Coach Wilson said: "We played a great first half; we did a good job defensively on Martinovic, their leading scorer. The second half we got to complacent and stopped being aggressive on both ends of the floor."

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Men

The Lynx defeated Spoon River 84-71. Lincoln led 51-34 at halftime.

Lincoln stats

Leading scorers -- Shawn Bridgewater 24, David Pickering 15, Kyle Jacobs 10

Leading rebounders -- PJ Keaton 7, Kyle Jacobs 6

Assists leader -- Sheldon Evans 5

Lincoln shot 52 percent, pulled down 46 rebounds and had 18 assists.

Spoon River stats

Leading scorers -- DeAndre Brock 20, Matt Koster 17

Leading rebounder -- DeAndre Brock 13

Spoon River shot 40 percent, had 30 rebounds and eight assists.

[Provided by John Andrews]

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