Lincoln Land stays hot as they take down Parkland on the road

[January 30, 2023]

Lincoln Land - 78
Parkland - 68

The Lincoln Land Loggers men's basketball team stayed red hot and ran away from Parkland 78-68 to grab their third straight MWAC win.

The Loggers were coming off an emotional win and looked to keep their momentum going and Parkland failed to slow down that momentum. LLCC only trailed on one occasion by 2 points in the first two minutes of the game. Lincoln Land shot 54% from the floor in the first half and was the clear controller of tempo and played the entire first half. Seven Loggers scored in the first half and Lincoln Land led by as many as 17 before a mini run by the Cobras brought the game closer, bringing it to 34-22 at the break.
 

The second half was nearly a mirror of the first. The Loggers built up a lead, this time a high of 19, but Parkland was able to hang around and stay a threat. Parkland was unable to get the Logger's lead under 10 points until under 4:00 to go. The Loggers made enough plays to never let Parkland closer than 6. Down the stretch Parkland made a couple threes to keep Lincoln Land on their toes, but LLCC went 17-19 from the free throw line, many of those in the closing minutes, to make sure Parkland never got within a possession.

The Loggers got a whole team scoring effort with 7 players scoring by at least 7 points while four Loggers got to double digits. Michael Ousley was the finisher yet again for the Loggers, scoring 8 second half points, many late in the contest to help seal the game. Ousley ended with a game high of 17. Champaign native Axel Laby had a solid homecoming with 14 points, pulled in a team high 8 boards, and also swatted 4 Cobra shots. Camren Kincaid added 12 while Moory Woods ended with 11. The Loggers took care of the ball, tying a season low of 4 turnovers. The Loggers also won the stat battle, winning nearly every category except assists.

The Loggers are now 8-10 on the year and 3-1 in the MWAC, moving them into sole possession of second place in the conference. The Loggers head to Bloomington to take on Illinois Wesleyan's JV Monday and then will return home Saturday to take on Danville Area Community College to battle for first place in the conference.

Provided by:
Hannah Werth

Lincoln Land Community College

Sports Information Specialist