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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - Most basketball fans, even the casual ones, have an idea about the Michael Jordan 'Flu Game.'
Well now Lincoln University fans have will have the 'Blue Game' as junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) scored 32 points to lead the Lions to the 84-67 victory over the University of Sciences Wednesday in non-conference action at the Manuel Rivero Gymnasium. With Sciences merging with Saint Joseph's, Lincoln clinched the series, 6-5.
Before being removed with Lincoln leading by 24 points with six minutes remaining in the game, Blue connected on 12-of-14 from the field, including 6-of-7 from distance to tally his 32 points. He added eight rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the victory.
Lincoln started and finished the half with gusto. Following back-to-back three-pointers from junior Isaiah Miles (Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park), the Lions had their first double-digit lead of the night. However, the Devils slowly chipped away at the LU lead and eventually claimed a very brief lead.
Unlike the previous five games in which the last four minutes of the first half have been a bugaboo for the Lions, Lincoln had the Devils seeing the proverbial ghosts. Blue scored nine points as the home team went on a 12-2 run to close the half to take a nine-point lead into the locker room.
The scoring barrage continued to overwhelm USciences as the second half began as Lincoln scored 12 of the first 15 points to open up a 19-point lead. In total, the scoring spurt was 24-5. The Orange and Blue pushed its lead to a game-high 27 points before calling off the dogs, pulling the starters with six minutes remaining.
Freshman Reggie Hudson (Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond's) added a career-high 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting, including connecting on both his three-pointers.
Lincoln (4-3 overall) travels to Jefferson 3 p.m. Saturday for a non-conference game.
