JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois College men's basketball team started fast and blew past Beloit, 79-53, in a Midwest Conference contest on Saturday at Sherman Gymnasium.
The Blueboys improved to 5-8 overall and evened their conference record at 2-2, while the Buccaneers dropped to 5-7 and 0-3.
IC 79 Beloit 53
The opening half was all IC as the Blueboys took the lead just three minutes into the game, fueled by an 11-0 run that featured eight points from
Ty Lenhardt. The IC lead grew to as much as 15 points on three occasions, including the 36-21 halftime score.
Like the opening 20 minutes, the second half was all Blueboys as they pushed the advantage to as much as 32 points, the final time coming with 2:32 remaining and IC leading 75-43.
Lenhardt led the Blueboys with a game-high 28 points, including a 5-of-10 performance from 3pt. range and an 11-for-13 effort from the free throw line. He also added four assists.
Andrew Thomas had 12 points and tied for the team-lead with seven rebounds.
DeShawn Nolan chipped in with 11 points.
Seth Doss added six points, seven rebounds, and a team-high six assists.
Blue Notes
Today's contest was a makeup from the originally scheduled December 13th game that was postponed due to inclement weather in Central Illinois.
Up Next
IC hits the road on Wednesday when it travels to Lake Forest for a Midwest Conference game. Tip off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
