LEWISTON, Idaho – Lewis-Clark State shot 53.8 percent from the field and four LC were in double-figures to lead the Warriors to a 80-65 win over Carroll College Thursday evening at the Activities Center in Lewiston.
The Warriors took the lead with 16:26 left in the first half and built am 11-point lead before the Saints were able to cut it to 35-31 at the half.
Early in the second half
Zach Taylor hit two free throws to cut the deficit to 37-35 but LC State then went on a 9-2 run to extend the lead to 46-37.
Carroll cut the lead to 59-54 with 12:41 to play before an 8-0 Warrior run put the game out of reach. The Saints failed to muster a comeback and fell 80-65.
"We need to re-discover our rhythm and tempo," head coach
Carson Cunningham said. "Too often in this game the flow was dictated by the opponent. And we did not handle their big guys well. It's frustrating. We're going through growing pains, and the only way to get through it is to keep scrapping, to overcome the disappointment with work and attention to detail. We have an opportunity to do just that in practice on Friday."
Taylor led the Saints with 17 points,
Ryan Imhoff added 12 and
Oliver Carr had 10.
Lewis-Clark outrebounded Carroll 32-22 and leading scorer Jake Wiley was 10-of-13 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
The Saints fall to 13-6 over and 2-3 in Frontier play. Carroll plays Montana Tech in Butte Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN Montana Radio 94.9.
