The Lake Forest College men's basketball team edged out host
Lawrence University 60-57 in overtime on Saturday (January 16). The
win raised the Foresters' overall record to 5-8 and evened their
Midwest Conference mark at 3-3. The Vikings fell to 6-6 overall and
3-2 in league play.
Lake Forest sophomore post player Travis Clark
(Evanston, Ill./Evanston) scored a game-high 23 points and pulled
down 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season and
his sixth in the last eight games. Senior guard Victor
Campbell (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) was the only
other Forester in double figures with 12 points and sophomore
forward Nate Bateman
(Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Academy) matched Clark's team-high
11 rebounds. Freshman guard Jeff Beck
(Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown) led the squad with three assists and
two steals.
Both teams struggled from the field with the Foresters shooting
38.5 percent and the Vikings just 31.6. Lake Forest also made just
one of a dozen attempts from three-point range and nine of 16 free
throws. Lake Forest out-rebounded the home team 48-39 after
trailing 17-14 in that category at halftime.
The Foresters led for most of the first half but by no more than
six points. The period ended the the visitors ahead 32-31.
The second half was also close throughout and included six ties and
five lead changes. Neither team led by more than four points. Clark
tied the score at 53 on a tip-in with 56 seconds remaining in
regulation and, after a basket by the Vikings with 41 ticks left, a
Campbell layup tied it again with eight seconds to play. Lawrence's
shot at the buzzer was unsuccessful and a Forester game reached
overtime for the third time this season.
Bateman started the scoring in overtime by making one of two free
throws. The Vikings regained the advantage with two free throws of
their own before Campbell tied it by also making one of two from
the line with 3:48 on the clock. Campbell was successful on one of
two foul shots again with 2:46 to play and neither team scored
again until Clark knocked down both shots from the line with two
seconds to play.
The Foresters will host a pair of league games next weekend
(January 22-23). The team will take on Ripon College at 7:00 Friday
night and Beloit College at 5:00 Saturday evening. Live
video webcasts, live radio
broadcasts, and
live
stats will be
available on the Lake Forest College Athletics Web site during both
contests.