Box Score The Lyon Scots dropped a 69-63 decision against the William Woods Owls in American Midwest Conference basketball action at Anderson Arena in Fulton, Missouri on Saturday evening.
Grant Patterson led Lyon with 22 points.
Trenton Bell added 13 points,
Ben Keton and
Eric Koludrovic both scored 11 points each and
John Paul Morgan hauled in a game-high 11 rebounds and scored six points.
The Scots were 23-of-61 from the field for 37.7 percent, they hit 8-of-23 three-pointers and made 9-of-11 free throws for 81 percent. Lyon (7-11, 2-4) and William Woods were tied at 28-28 at halftime, but and early scoring burst by the Owls in the first stages of the second half made the difference in the game.
The Scots got off to a 6-0 lead on two jumpers by Morgan. Bell and Koludrovic scored to keep the lead for Lyon 10-9 after the first six minutes were over. A three-pointer from Patterson put Lyon back in front by two, 15-13 with 10:50 to go in the first half.
Patterson made two more three-pointers to keep the Scots close at 23-21, then Keton made two free throws to tie the game at 23-23 with 3:42 left in the first half. Keton made two more free throws and Koludrovic put in a three-pointer to get Lyon the lead, but the Owls tied the game on a three-pointer from Andrew Nett, 28-28.
Bell made a three-pointer early in the second half to put the Scots up 34-32 and Keton followed with a jumper and a 36-35 advantage. Koludrovic made a three-pointer, but the Owls went on a 10-0 run to take a 46-39 lead. Bell sank four consecutive free throws, but a three-pointer from Spencer Yoggerst put William Woods up 55-43 with 9:26 to go in the game.
Patterson hit a jumper and Keton scored in the paint to get the Scots to within four points with 1:51 to go, 62-58, but the Owls scored two straight baskets until Koludrovic made another trey for Lyon to get the margin down to six points. Keton finished of the scoring with a three-pointer in the last five seconds to make it a six-point game.
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