By Staff
The Lake Michigan College men's basketball team gave No. 6 Joliet all it wanted Saturday in a 95-82 double-overtime loss.
LMC had the lead near the end of regulation only to have Joliet tie the game on a 3-pointer with one second left on the clock.
Eventually, Joliet wore the Indians down and outscored them in the second overtime period.
Ricardo Horton led LMC with 24 points. Niles High School graduates Adam Shepherdson, Desmond Favors and Corey Thacker contributed 17, 15 and 10 points, respectively, to to the Indians' effort. Thacker also pulled down 12 rebounds and handed out five assists. Favors also handed out five assists.
Joliet….95
LMC….82 (2OT)
Joliet: David Gullett 6 5-8 18, Troy Shanks 4 3-3 14, Jawond Gage 7 3-3 20, Lavell Richardson 5 8-9 18, Michal Vavrek 6 7-7 21, James Washington 2 0-0 4, William Jennings 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 26-30 95
LMC: Anthony Curry 3 0-0 6, Isley West 1 0-0 2, Adam Shepherdson 6 1-2 17, Mike Busby 3 0-0 6, Desmond Favors 4 5-6 15, Ricardo Horton 9 3-4 24, Corey Thacker 4 2-4 10, Derrick Outlaw 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 11-16 82
Halftime score: Joliet 44, LMC 39
Three-point baskets: Joliet 9 (Shanks 3, Gage 3, Vavrek 2, Gullett), LMC 9 (Shepherdson 4, Horton 3, Favors 2). Team fouls (fouled out): Joliet 13 (none), LMC 22 (none).