BATESVILLE, Arkansas -
Kylon McCullough scored 22 points,
Frank Toney added 18 points and
Malik Madison had 13 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Lyon College Scots past the Webster Gorlocks 71-68 on Thursday night at Becknell Gymnasium.
The Scots (11-7, 8-3) outscored Webster 31-28 in the first half and both teams scored 40 points each in the second stanza.
Kennedy Warren added nine points,
Colbie West scored six points and
John Paul Morgan had three points in the win.
Johnzelle Bush,
Luke Bridges,
Tucker Cunningham and Trent Bell played in the game, but did not score.
The Scots shot 44.8 percent from the field, hit 5-of-19 three-pointers and made 14-of-19 free throws. Lyon had 40 points from the paint, scored 14 points off of turnovers, had 15 second-chance points, 19 fast-break points and got three points from the bench.Â
The score was tied six times and the lead changed 11 times in the game. McCullough led the way for the Scots to an 18-13 lead with 10:03 to go in the first half. Webster tied the game, but McCullough scored to put Lyon College up by two points. Toney made a three-pointer, but Webster came back to take a one point lead, 24-23.Â
Warren got the lead back for the Scots with a driving jumper, then Madison put down a dunk on an alley-oop pass from Toney. West made two free throws and McCullough closed out the first half with a jumper to make it 31-28.
Webster tied the game at 33-33 early in the second half and took the lead, but Warren tied the game at 35-35. At the 15:41 mark, Madison put down another dunk to give the Scots a 39-38 lead and a minute later, McCullough scored to make it 41-40.Â
As the game went back and forth, Warren hit a shot in the paint for a 43-42 Lyon College lead with 13:29 left to play. Webster tied the game, but McCullough hit a jumper, then Madison scored on a dunk and hit a layup in the paint to make it 49-45.Â
Morgan made a wide-open three-pointer to give the Scots their largest lead of seven points with 11:17 left, 52-45. McCullough made three points in a row and Toney hit a three-pointer to make it 57-51. Tony scored on a layup and then hit a step-back three-pointer for a 62-56 lead with 6:15 left in the game.Â
Toney made two free throws, but Webster came back to take a 65-64 lead with 3:42 to play. Madison tied the game on a free throw and Warren added a free throw, but McCullough's jumper with 35 seconds remaining put the Scots up 68-67.Â
Free throws from Toney and McCullough in the waning moments and a key turnover and a missed three-pointer at the buzzer by Webster led to the win.
The Scot take on Westminster College on Saturday afternoon.
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