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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – The Lincoln University men's basketball team continued their quest for a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association North Division crown with a 72-59 win over Elizabeth City State University Wednesday in Elizabeth City, N.C.
With the win, Lincoln temporarily takes sole possession of the North as both Virginia Union and Shaw play on Thursday.
Junior Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) scored 14 of Lincoln's final 19 points to seal the victory. The guard finished with a season-high 25 points with eight rebounds.
After trailing by eight early in the first half, the Lions went on a 14-0 run capped by a steal and breakaway dunk by freshman Nasir Brown (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth). Eight of those 14 points came courtesy of Williams, who connected on a pair of three-pointers and a pair of free throws. Lincoln continued to get contributions up and down the roster as seven different players scored down the stretch of the first half.
Brown, in his first extended action of the season, pushed the LU lead to double figures for the first time all game connecting on three free throws with less than a second remaining. It was the culmination of a career half as he tallied a career-best eight points.
ECSU got as close as nine twice in the first two minutes of the second half, but the Lions scored six straight to build a 15-point bulge. Lincoln led by at least 11 points for the rest of the game.
Junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) added 10 points and five rebounds, while redshirt junior Isaiah Miles (Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park) pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds.
Lincoln (16-8, 9-4 CIAA, 5-2 North) returns home 2 p.m. Saturday, playing Virginia Union.
