By Staff
A 3-pointer with eight seconds left in regulation erased the Lake Michigan College men's basketball team's lead and sent Friday night's game into overtime.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College outscored the Indians 13-7 in the extra period for the 88-82 victory.
LMC found itself trailing by six, 33-27, at halftime and outscored the Cougars 48-42 in the second half.
Niles High School graduate Desmond Favors earned game-high scoring honors with his 30 points. He and fellow Niles graduate Adam Shepherdson each hit four 3-pointers for the Indians. Shepherdson finished with 12 points. Cassopolis High School graduate Anthony Curry scored 10 for LMC.
The Indians return to action Wednesday at Grand Rapids Community College.
Kalamazoo Valley….88
Lake Michigan……….82 (OT)
KVCC: George Sharp 0 3-4 3, Adam Kerfoot 1 0-0 2, B.J. Jameson 2 0-0 5, Gerald Fletcher 6 1-2 19, Quincy Bell 2 1-4 6, Arthur Price 1 0-0 2, Ace Willhite 0 0-0 0, Lorne Johnson 0 1-2 1, Greg Dutton 1 0-0 3, David Stephens 4 1-2 12, Gareth Murray 0 0-0 0, Larry Weller 5 5-6 17, Darrahyl Brown 5 2-3 12, Jamie Smith 3 0-0 6. Totals: 30 14-23 88
LMC: Anthony Curry 5 0-0 10, Isley West 2 0-0 4, Adam Shepherdson 4 0-0 12, Aaron Hoddinott 3 0-0 7, Michael Busby 2 1-2 5, Desmond Favors 11 4-4 30, Ricardo Horton 3 0-0 7, Corey Thacker 3 1-1 7, Troy Dixon 0 0-09 0, Derrick Outlaw 0 0-0 0. Totals: 33 6-7 82
Halftime score: KVCC 33, LMC 27
3-point shooting: KVCC 14 (Fletcher 6, Stephens 3, Weller 2, Jameson, Bell, Dutton), LMC 10 (Shepherdson 4, Favors 4, Hoddinott, Horton). Team fouls (fouled out): KVCC 10 (none), LMC 15 (none).