Box Score Salisbury, NC – Tony Efese (Spring Valley, NY/St. Joseph Regional HS) had a team-high 12 points, including several three-pointers in a 79-47 loss for the Lions against Livingstone College on Thursday, January 6^th .

Tone Efese paced the Lions with eight first half points on 2-3 made attempts from three-point range. Justin Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) made the other basket from behind the arc as Lincoln shot 32% from the field. Daniel Pendleton (Philadephia, PA/MCSCS) grabbed six defensive rebounds and George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS) dished out a pair of assists for the Lions. The Blue Bears came out the gate on fire from long range with eight three-pointers in the first half of play and led 40-24 at the half.

Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) recorded nine points in the second half, but the Blue Bears held the Lions to 25% shooting from the field while they made 54% of their attempts. Lincoln was the aggressors on the glass against Livingstone. Tony Efese (Spring Valley, NY/St. Joseph Regional HS) and Chris Kinney (Washington, DC/Theodore Roosevelt SHS) both had three offensive rebounds as Lincoln out rebounded Livingstone 21-16. The Lions fell to the Blue Bears 79-47.

The Lions were led by Tony Efese (Spring Valley, NY/St. Joseph Regional HS)'s 12 points and eight rebounds and George Jackson (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor HS)'s eight points and four assists. Derrick Washington (Washington, DC/Coolidge SHS) led the bench scoring with nine points.

The Lions fall to 9-3, 1-2 CIAA conference record after their loss to Livingstone. Lincoln returns home on Thursday, January 9^th to host Fayetteville State at 7:30 in Manuel Rivero Hall.