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Beau Frericks
Mark Black
Beau Frericks
69
Lewis Lewis 3-3,0-2 GLVC
71
Winner Quincy Quincy 4-3,2-0 GLVC
Lewis Lewis
3-3,0-2 GLVC
69
Final
71
Quincy Quincy
4-3,2-0 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lewis Lewis 42 27 69
Quincy Quincy 32 39 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Lewis Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker Against Quincy Monday

QUINCY, Ill. -- The Lewis University men's basketball team suffered a setback on the road against Quincy as the Hawks made a layup with four seconds to go to capture a 71-69 victory at Pepsi Arena Monday. 

TEAM RECORDS
Quincy (4-3, 2-0 GLVC) | Lewis (3-3, 0-2 GLVC)

LEWIS LEADERS
Points:
Beau Frericks (Cary, Ill./Cary Grove) (20), Jamere Hill (Joliet, Ill./Toledo) (14), Anthony Sayles Jr. (Evanston, Ill./Norte Dame Prep) (14) 
Rebounds: Atakan Sahinkaya (Istanbul, Turkey/Troy State) (10)
Assists: Jamere Hill (Joliet, Ill./Toledo) (8)
Steals: Cem Kirciman (Bursa, Turkey/Wisconsin-Green Bay) (2)
Blocks: Three tied (1)

SUMMARY
Both teams traded points early on which made it 11-all in the first nine minutes of the contest. Lewis would grab a six-point lead after a basket by Hill and a three-pointer by Sayles. 

The Hawks responded and tied the contest at 17-all after making a three and converting on a three-point play. Moments later, the Hawks took a 24-21 lead before Frericks knocked down two straight triples to give Lewis a 27-24 lead with four minutes to play in the half. 
 
Towards the end of the half the Flyers caught fire after it was tied 30-30. Lewis ended the half after back-to-back threes by Sayles and Frericks gave Lewis a 42-30 lead at the break. 

Lewis jumped out to a 14-point lead to start the second half after a basket by Hill made it 48-34. Quincy went on a 13-2 run to cut it down to two (50-48) with 11:47 to go in the game. 

Colin Kenney (Michigan City, Ind./Furman) knocked down a pair of threes to give the Flyers a 56-49 lead with under 11 minutes to play. Lewis led 60-51 with under nine minutes to go after a layup by Hill. 

Quincy went on to score 10 straight points the next three minutes to grab a 61-60 lead with 5:23 in the game. Both teams would go back and forth the rest of the contest keeping it a one possession game.

The Hawks led 69-65 with two and a half minutes to play and Hill made two straight baskets to tie the contest at 69-all. Quincy hit the game winning shot with four seconds left to give the Hawks the 71-69 victory. 

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Thursday, Dec. 1 for their GLVC home opener against Truman State inside Neil Carey Arena starting at 7:30 p.m. CT.
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