The Lakeland men's basketball team traveled to Springfield, OH today to face the Clark State Eagles in OCCAC action. Lakeland used a dominating first half led by Marlon Landingham's 13 points to take a 41-20 lead into the break. In the second half, the Lakers were led by Jadallah Suleiman (27 points) to earn the win. As the Lakers freely subbed, the Eagles took advantage of fouls and used good free throw shooting to try and claw their way back into the game. Fortunately, the Lakers were up to the challenge as they thwarted the comeback attempt and earned the 89-78 victory. With the win, Lakeland's record improves to 10-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

Lakeland had 4 players finish in double digits and were led by Jadallah Suleiman's game high 34 points. Marlon Landingham finished his afternoon with 18 points while Chauncey Brashers added 16 points. Alikai Creque picked up 11 points while Isaiah McAdams recorded 9 points for the Lakers. Lakeland hit a team high 14 3-pointers (Suleiman 7, Landingham 3, and 1 for McAdams, Creque, Brashers, and Taylor Blanton).

Coach Anton's Adds: "We had a strong start, but let them back into the game in the second half as some of our old habits came back. We had to lean on some players more than we wanted to for the win. A conference win is good though. We have a quick turnaround now so we will take this and get ready for Monday night."

Next Up: The Lakers will play host to to the SUNY Niagara Thunderwolves on Monday night in non-league play. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.