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BATESVILLE, Ark. – The Lyon College men's basketball team hosted The W for the Scots' final non-conference game of the season. Lyon jumped out to an early 23-10 lead and never looked back as the Scots ran away with this game, 77-55. With the victory, Lyon improves their win streak to five games as the Scots have compiled a 16-7 record on the season and 11-4 mark in conference play. The W falls to 9-13 during their 2019-20 campaign.

Back-to-back three-point baskets from Dominique Loyd and Winston Peace gave the Scots a 13-7 lead in the early going. Lyon continued to build their lead as Grant Patterson sank two free throws to extend the Scots' advantage to 13 points, 23-10. Lyon kept their foot on the gas pedal, running their lead up to 46-20 at halftime after Jonathan Iliya converted a layup in the middle of the paint.  

On the first possession of the second half, Winston Peace drained Lyon's ninth triple of the game to give the Scots a 49-20 lead. The W would try to fight back, but Lyon's team defense and unselfish play on offense enabled the Scots to extend their advantage to as many as 36 points, 69-33, with 9:19 remaining in the game. The scots would finish off the Owls, 77-55. 

Dominique Loyd led all scorers with 18 points as he connected on his first four attempts from long range tonight, while Jonathan Iliya tallied 14 points and secured 6 rebounds. Lyon shot 81.8% from the free-throw line as the Scots converted 18 of 22 attempts from the charity stripe.

The Scots will prepare for a road trip to Missouri for a conference game against William Woods University on Feb. 8. Tip-off for Lyon's matchup against WWU is set for Saturday at 3:00 p.m. inside the Anderson Arena in Fulton, Missouri.
 
Men's Basketball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski
870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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