Box Score MURFREESBORO, N.C. – George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) tied a career-high with 26 points as the Lincoln University men's basketball team got back into the win column on Wednesday night with a 74-62 victory over Chowan in a CIAA Northern Division game at the Helms Center.
 
Jackson scored 11 of his game-high 26 points in the first half to lead the Lions (11-8 overall, 4-6 CIAA, 2-2 CIAA North). Jackson was 7-of-10 from the floor and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, while also tying a career-high with four steals. Kenny Sharpe (Chester, Pa./Elite Academy) scored 14 points and Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) had 12 as Lincoln was 22-of-46 shooting for 48 percent.
 
Lincoln got out to a fast start, 10-5, after a Beloved Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Princeton Day Academy) 3-pointer with 16:11 remaining, but Chowan kept the contest close and took an 18-16 advantage after a Rickey Lamb 3-pointer with 10.11 left.
 
The Hawks (5-13, 0-10, 0-4) extended the margin to 24-20 with 6:26 left after a 3-pointer by Kyree Bethel, but the Lions dominated the final six minutes with a 12-5 run to take a 32-29 advantage into the break.
 
Lincoln extended the margin to 49-38 after a George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) 3-pointer with 11:25 left. Chowan cut the double-digit deficit to 63-56 after a Quinton McDuffie layup with 2:45 remaining, but that was as close as the Hawks would get as the Lions got buckets down the stretch by Washington, George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS), Stefan Whittingham (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Fort Lauderdale HS) and Sharpe to seal the win.
 
McDuffie paced the Hawks with 16 points and eight rebounds. Lamb added 11 as Chowan shot 38 percent (21-of-55).
 
Lincoln returns to action 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2 Petersburg, Va., as the Lions take on Virginia State University in a CIAA Northern Division contest. To follow the action through live stats, click here or to listen to the contest, click here.  
 
Lions Notebook: The 11 wins match the win total the Lions had during the 2011-2012 season…Lincoln had seven 3-pointers (Beloved Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Princeton Day Academy) (3), George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) (3) and Kenny Sharpe (Chester, Pa./Elite Academy) (1))…Both Beloved Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Princeton Day Academy) and George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) missed tying their career highs for 3-pointers by one…Lincoln finished with 33 rebounds, 10 assists, seven steals and one blocked shot…The Lions held the advantage in points in the paint, 26-20, and points off turnovers, 14-5…There were five ties and seven lead changes…Lincoln improved to 7-3 on the road this season.