Lions Defeat Wolves at the "Battle of the First"

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The Lincoln University men's basketball team placed four players in double figures as the pulled away late in the game to defeat Cheyney University 67-53 in the annual "Battle of the First" game at Cheyney University Monday night.
 
The Lions improve to 7-14 with the win while Cheyney drops to 2-18.
 
Carlton Allen (Trenton, N.J./Manhattan College) and Sean James (Newark, Del./Iona College) led the Lions with 16 points apiece.  James shot 6-9 from the field and was 4-6 from beyond the arc.   Allen was 5-9 from the field and also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and had three blocks.  Blair Davis (Baltimore Md./Baltimore City College HS) scored all of his 11 points in the second half while James Richardson (Jersey City, N.J./Raritan Valley Community College) chipped in 10 points (5-10 FG).

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