The Statesmen of Lincoln Trail came in to The Dungeon looking for their first win in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference on Wednesday night. The Blue Knights had other plans. OCC jumped out to an early lead on the back of Sophomore guard Ryan Daniels, whose 16 first half points (4-4 from three point land). The Statesmen however were not ready to throw in the towel battling back from double figure deficits to only trail 36-34 at the half. The Blue Knights came out in the second half struggling to find what got them the large early lead and had to fight and claw their way down the stretch. Ryan Laswell provided huge minutes off the bench in the second half taking 3 charges and coming up with a crucial jump ball that was in favor of the Knights. Vern Watkins and Joe Wright battled on the blocks all night providing the Knights with the inside presence that was needed. OCC scored 16 of their last 18 points from the line (25-32 for the night) to sneak out with a 85-77 lead. The Knights were led by Ryan Daniels who netted 35 points and handed out 6 assists. Jared Rehmel scored 14 and Vern Watkins pitched in 11. The win puts the Knights at 13-6 on the season and 3-2 in the GRAC.
Other GRAC Action Wednesday night saw Southwestern knock down John A Logan 82-76, Kaskaskia steal a game at Rend Lake 87-83, and Southeastern held off Wabash Valley 84-72.
The Blue Knights will be in action again Saturday at Lake Land. Game time is 7:30. Come out and support the Knights as they try to move into a tie for 3rd place. Elsewhere in the GRAC this weekend; Southeastern Illinois travels to Lincoln Trail, Wabash Valley visits Kaskaskia, and on Sunday Rend Lake entertains Southwestern Illinois.
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