Muskies edge Falcons 72-68

Howards Grove

In a game that was close from beginning to end, Lakeland made the final run to defeat CUW last evening in a pivotal NAC encounter.

Trailing 61-60 with less than three minutes remaining, the Muskies got back-back 3 pointers from Khendal Andrews to turn the game around.

The Falcons got back within three points after a Tyler Granrath layup, but Concordia missed on their next six attempts from the field as Lakeland built a lead that reached a game-high eight points in the final minute.

Mitchell Schneider led Shawn Cassidy's team with a 17 point effort and Granrath added 13 but no other Falcon reached double figures. Jake Schwarz led Lakeland with 21 points.

The Falcons attempted 27 3's but made only 9 of those including a combined 6-10 by Schneider and Granrath.

Both teams are now 7-8 overall on the season but Lakeland improved to 4-3 in the NAC while CUW is 4-4.