HANNIBAL, MO – John Paul Morgan picked up his ninth double-double of the year with 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 78-64 American Midwest Conference loss to the Hannibal-LaGrange Trojans on Saturday afternoon.
Morgan was 10-of-16 from the field, made 1-of-3 three-pointers and 3-of-6 free throws for Lyon. With his total, he now has 245 rebounds for this year, which is 10th overall on the single-season record book at Lyon College.
Grant Patterson scored 15 points and had five assists. Eric Koludrovic had nine points and seven rebounds and Devan Halford came off the Lyon bench to score nine points for Lyon.
Michael Hood led Hannibal-LaGrange with 25 points.
The Scots were 20-of-48 from the field for 41.7 percent. They hit 5-of-21 three-point shots for 23.8 percent and made 19-of-29 free throws for 65 percent. The Trojans were 29-of-58 from the field for 50 percent. They made 9-of-22 three-pointers and 11-fo-19 free throws.
Koludrovic made a three-pointer with 11:33 to go in the first half to get the Scots within three points of the Trojans, 16-13. A minute later, Morgan put in a layup to close the gap to two points, 20-18.  Morgan scored again to tie the game and Koudrovic completed a three-point play and Patterson made two free throws for a 25-20 lead. Koludrovic made a three-pointer to put the Scots ahead by six points with 6:22 to go in the first half.
Halford made a three-pointer for Lyon, but the Trojans came back to take a 35-31 halftime lead.
Morgan started off the third quarter with a three-pointer to cut the Hannibal lead to one point. Morgan scored inside to cut the lead to 39-36. His next score came at the 13:40 mark to make it a 43-38 game. Hannibal-LaGrange extended its lead with an 8-1 run to go up 51-39.
Morgan made a jumper with 7:15 to go in the game got the Scots to within five points, 53-48. Lyon fell behind by nine points before Gavin Brunson made two free throws. Hannibal went on an 8-0 run to go by double-digits, 13 points, 65-52. Patterson hit a three-pointer and made a field goal in the final two minutes to lead the Scots.