BELLEVILLE, Ill. — The Morthland College men’s basketball team closed out its inaugural season with a 115-79 loss to NAIA powerhouse Lindenwood-Belleville.
Lindenwood-Belleville wasted no time, starting the game on 17-6 run behind the strong play of Idaho State transfer Todd Starks who scored a game-high 37 points.
Morthland could not counter the balanced scoring of the Lynx (26-4) which helped them to a 51-31 halftime lead.
The Patriots did their best to close the gap, but Lindenwood was able to continue its offensive attack scoring 64 second half points.
Freshman forward Will Carmickle recorded his seventeenth double-double of the season with 22 points and 16 rebounds. Clay Payne scored 13 points while dishing out 4 assists and Matt Weeks chipped in 13 points and 3 rebounds on the night.
Morthland College closes out the year with a record of 6-20, winning all six games at home.
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