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ST. LOUIS – The Lyon College men's basketball team weathered a late comeback attempt by St. Louis College of Pharmacy and hung on for a 64-55 American Midwest Conference road victory on Thursday night. Lyon improved to 11-6 (7-3 AMC), while STLCOP dropped to 3-13 (1-9 AMC).

The Eutectics gained some early momentum on the Scots through the first 10 minutes of the contest as STLCOP took an 11-6 lead on a bucket by Chris Collins. Back-to-back scores by Ray Price brought the Scot back within one before a three-pointer each by Winston Peace and Hunter Daley gave Lyon a 16-13 advantage. The two teams went on to exchange buckets over the next couple minutes as a jumper by Cole Anderson knotted the score at 21-21. Dominique Loyd broke the tie in the Scots' next possession with a three as Anderson followed with another bucket in the paint. STLCOP answered with a three of their own by Jason Udolisa before a pair of free throws by Daley gave the Scots a 28-24 lead at the half.

STLCOP opened up the second half with a 12-4 run to take a 36-34 lead with 15:11 remaining. The Eutectics continued to hold a lead for a majority of the next five minutes until a three by Daley put the Scots ahead, 44-43. STLCOP knotted the score in its next possession on a free throw by Collins but Lyon quickly regained the lead on a bucket by Peace just 10 seconds later. Lyon extended its lead to eight, 55-47, on a layup by Faris Verlasevic with 5:11 remaining and hit some clutch free throws down the stretch to hold on for the nine-point victory.

Daley led all scorers with a game-high 15 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists. Price chipped in 11 points, while Patterson and Anderson added 10 points each.

The Scots will continue their road trip on Saturday at Columbia College at 3 p.m.

Men's Basketball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski
870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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