Lincoln Land Loggers strike again with a win on the road against
Illinois Wesleyan
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 [January 31, 2023]
Lincoln Land - 62
Illinois Wesleyan - 53
The Lincoln Land Loggers men's basketball team came out slow, but
overcame the bad start to come away victorious 62-53 over Illinois
Wesleyan JV.
Lincoln Land came in winners of three in a row, and started the
contest like they were going to walk away with the victory.
Wesleyan's JV started the aggressor, quick ball movement and sharp
shooting raced the Titans out to a 8 point lead. The Loggers were
able to crawl back and tied the game at 13 and subsequently took a
one point lead with about 8:00 to go in the half. Illinois Wesleyan
called a timeout and reestablished their groove to immediately run
back out to an 8 point advantage. The half brought a 27-22 deficit
for LLCC.
The switch finally flipped at the start of the second half for the
Loggers. Lincoln Land forced four turnovers on five possessions and
scored 10 straight points to go up 32-27 and never looked back.
Although Illinois Wesleyan JV got back within 3 on two occasions the
Loggers got enough scores to keep the Titans at bay. LLCC got up by
as many as 15 before the score settled at the final of 62-53.
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Although slow scoring in the first
three Loggers got to double digits with Camren Kincaid leading the
way with 16 points. Michael Ousley ended with 11 and Stephan Douglas
got to 10. The stat that powered the Loggers was steals. LLCC
grabbed 19 steals on their way to forcing 26 turnovers. That was
really the only stat that went the Loggers way. The Loggers were out
shot and out rebounded by the Titans. Lincoln Land's steals allowed
them to get up 12 more shots.
This is the fourth win in a row for the Loggers who are now 9-10 on
the season. They return home Saturday and will play to get back to
.500, but also to play for a share of first place in the MWAC when
they take on conference opponent Danville Area Community College.
(Provided by:
[Hannah Werth]
Lincoln Land Community College
Sports Information Specialist
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