The Lakeland men's basketball team traveled to Erie Community College today to play the Kats in non-league action. It was a tale of two halves for the Lakers as they followed a dismal shooting first half with a strong second half to overcome the Kats by a final of 64-56. With the win, the Lakers improve to 11-3 on the year. In the 1st half, Lakeland shot just over 27% from the field as they shot 6-22. They were also 0-5 from the arc. Landon Tillman scored 10 of the Lakers points as he made half of their 1st half shots shooting 3-6. Elhadji Thiam added 7 points in the opening period scoring all of his points from the free throw line (7-10). In the 2nd half, the Lakers shot over 48% (13-27) from the field and were 4-11 from the arc. In the second half, Zach Wartley erupted for 13 points while Jaidon Lipscomb scored 10 points. The Lakers trailed throughout the whole game until there was les than 10 minutes to play in the game. With 8:25 to play, Chris Tackett scored on a dunk to tie the game and fuel the Lakers fire. A possession later, Lipscomb would score on a jumper to give the Lakers a lead they would never relinquish.

The Lakers finished with 4 players scoring in double figures and two players recording double-doubles. Landon Tillman led the way with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Elhadji Thiam collected 12 points and 13 rebounds. Zach Wartley scored 15 points and Jaidon Lipscomb added 12 points in the Lakers win.

T's Thoughts: "We started off slow and had no energy. A long trip and we just didn't start well. We were able to come out in the second half and followed the game plan perfectly. We played strong team defense - it was a total team effort."

Next Up: On Wednesday (1/11), The Lakers will host Lorain County CC in a league game. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.