The Lake Forest College men's basketball team defeated visiting Knox College 71-53 Saturday afternoon to finish off a season sweep of the Prairie Fire. Forester sophomore forward Brian Madson made five three-pointers and matched his career-high with 24 points.
Madson shot 9-for-15 from the field and knocked down half of his 10 attempts from beyond the arc. He also pulled down six rebounds and had a pair of steals.
Senior guard Jeff Beck scored 17 points and led Lake Forest with seven assists and three steals. Senior forward Chris Madson grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, reaching double figures for the fifth time in the last six games.
The Foresters shot 38.5 percent from the field and three-point range (10-for-26). The Prairie Fire made 34 percent of their field goal attempts and just three of 19 three-pointers. Knox had a 46-39 edge in rebounds but committed 20 turnovers to Lake Forest's nine.
Traditional three-point plays by Brian Madson and sophomore guard Kente Mixon finished off a 13-2 Forester run to begin the game. The lead grew to as many as 16 points in the first half, which ended with the home team ahead 32-18.
A 10-2 Lake Forest run in the second half extended the lead to a game-high 22 points (63-41) as the Foresters cruised to victory and improved to 7-13 overall and 5-10 in the Midwest Conference this season. Knox fell to 1-18 overall and 1-13 in the league.
Lake Forest will travel to Ripon College on Wednesday for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.