Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Red Lions win in overtime

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[January 20, 2011]  Playing at home, the Lincoln Christian Red Lions men's basketball team registered their fifth straight victory with an overtime defeat of Moody Bible Institute 72-61 Tuesday evening. The 12-4 Red Lions scored 18 points in the overtime after scoring only 24 in the second half.

Trailing early at 15-2 with 13:30 to play, the Red Lions went on a scoring surge to take a 24-22 lead with 5:39 to go and ended the half with a 30-28 lead. LCU was then outscored 26-24 in the second half, sending the game into overtime at 54-54.

The Red Lions were led by Chris Lawson with 31 points, 15 coming on five 3-pointers. Kyle Rust added 12 points and Troy Lane 10.

LCU was outrebounded 63-54, with Rust capturing 16 rebounds to lead the team.

The Red Lions will play at Eureka College on Thursday.

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[Text from file received from Jack A. Getchel, Lincoln Christian University]

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