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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Lyon College men's basketball team rallied back from an 11-point deficit in the second half and took a seven-point lead with 8:02 remaining. Columbia College responded in a big way and outscored Lyon, 23-7, the rest of the way and earned a 65-57 American Midwest Conference victory over the Scots.

Columbia College improved to 12-7 (7-4 AMC), while the Scots fell to 11-7 (7-4 AMC).

Trailing, 41-30, with 16:45 remaining, the comeback attempt started for the Scots following a layup by Jonathan Iliya. Ray Price followed with a jumper of his own before Winston Peace knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to pull the Scot within three, 43-40. The Scots took their first lead of the game following a pair of threes by Hunter Daley with just under 10 minutes to go. Iliya finished off the Scots' 20-2 run with another layup before the momentum began to shift in favor of the Cougars.

Braden Wendel had a pair of three-point plays ahead of a three by Beau Washer that gave the Cougars a 52-50 advantage. The Scots grabbed the lead once more on another three by Daley, but Columbia College answered with a pair of free throws by Thibault Benabid and led the rest of the way.

Daley and Peace led the Scots with 17 and 12 points, respectively.

 The Scots will return to action on Jan. 23 with an AMC road game at Lindenwood-Belleville at 7:30 p.m.

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