Box Score Charlotte, NC – George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) led the Lions with 23 points including five three-pointers in a road loss to Johnson C. Smith University (8-2, 1-0 CIAA) on Wednesday, December 18
th.
Tony Efese (Spring Valley, NY/St. Joseph Regional HS) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and scored nine points, while
Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) dished out five assists with seven points. The Lions forced JCSU into 13 turnovers but allowed the Golden Bulls to shoot 49% from the field.
The Lions and Golden Bulls battled back and forth throughout the first half.
George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) and
Kyle Aiken (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) led the Lions with eight points each with two made three-pointers. Lincoln made 4-of-8 shots from behind the arc but only went to the free-throw line for two attempts. Lincoln recorded 10 assists on 12 shots from the field led by
Kyle Aiken (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) and
Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) who both had three assists each. Johnson C. Smith led 30-29 at the half.
George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half. Jackson was aggressive offensively with three made three-pointers and 6-of-14 shot attempts from the field.
Tony Efese (Spring Valley, NY/St. Joseph Regional HS) added two more three-pointers and
Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) went a perfect 5-5 from the free-throw line. Both Washington and Efese each had seven points in the second half.
JCSU dominated the paint outscoring Lincoln 38-26. The Golden Bulls made 19-of-25 attempts from the free-throw line and had a huge contribution from Emilio Parks who scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) was the only Lion to reach double-figure scoring with 23 points.
Lincoln suffered their second loss of the season in their first CIAA conference game of the season. The Lions will return to action on January 2
nd against Pace University at 7 p.m. in Manuel Rivero Gymnasium.