Men's Basketball Falls at No. 3 Lincoln Memorial on Saturday

HARROGATE, TENN. - The Coker University men's basketball team fell at No. 3 Lincoln Memorial in South Atlantic Conference action on Saturday (Jan. 25) by a score of 86-60.

The No. 3 Railsplitters jumped out to an early double-digit lead, before two Royce Hunter free throws cut the deficit back down to nine with 13 minutes to play in the opening half. After Malcolm Kennedy briefly cut the lead to single digits a second time with 12 minutes to play, the Railsplitters would stretch their lead to 13 as the halfway mark of the period passed. A second-chance bucket from Dakota Jennings would cut the game back to nine points again with nine minutes to play, before Lincoln Memorial extended its lead further. The Cobras would close the first half scoring the final two buckets of the period, with scores from Jennings and Hunter as LMU took a 42-25 lead to the locker room.

Lincoln Memorial would extend its lead further in the second half to run its winning streak to 19 games.

Chandler Lindsey, Kennedy and KJ Harris each scored 12 points in the contest, while Jennings also chipped in 11 points. Four other Cobras contributed points in the game. Coker out-rebounded Lincoln Memorial 43-42 in the game, led by a game-high 10 from Hunter. Eight others were active on the glass. Hunter, Kennedy and Harris each had two assists in the game, while three other Cobras each recorded one assist apiece. Lindsey and Jaylin Stewart each had one steal in the contest. Jennings posted four of Coker's five blocks in the game, while Williams Onyeodi had the other block.

The Cobras return home on Wednesday (Jan. 29) to wrap up the season series with Wingate. Tip-off for that contest is set for 7:30 p.m., with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.