JACKSONVILLE, Ill. –
Ty Lenhardt drilled two free throws with 0:00.4 left to send the Illinois College men's basketball team to a 63-62 win over Monmouth in a Midwest Conference contest on Saturday at Sherman Gymnasium.
The win moved the Blueboys to 12-13 overall and 9-7 in conference play, concluding the regular season. The Fighting Scots finished the regular season 19-6 and 14-2.
IC 63 Monmouth 62
The contest was tight for the entire day. The teams traded leads early in the contest before Monmouth used a 6-0 run to take a 20-14 lead with 4:08 left in the first half. IC stormed back late in the period, and a 13-5 stretch sent the Blueboys into halftime with a 27-25 lead.
As they did in the first half, the Fighting Scots jumped back in front early and led by as much as six (39-33) with 13:17 to play, then the Blueboys got going. IC roared back and pushed to a 52-45 lead with 8:13 left. IC was up 61-54 with 2:35 remaining before Monmouth made a furious comeback and took a 62-61 lead with 17 seconds remaining, setting up Lehnardt's dramatics in the waning seconds.
Lenhardt led IC with a game-high 22 points, including a 10-for-12 performance from the free throw line.
DeShawn Nolan was the only other Blueboy in double figures as he scored 11.
Brady Clark snared a game-high 10 rebounds for IC while
Jaylen Swinney contributed six points and six rebounds off the bench.
Blue Notes
IC honored seniors Lenhardt and
Nick Doroskin prior to the game today.
Up Next
The Blueboys will play in their fifth-straight Midwest Conference Tournament on Friday in Grinnell, Iowa. IC will be the four-seed and face the top-seed and host, Grinnell. Game time will be announced later this weekend.
