Warriors Down Trojans, 89-73

LEWISTON, ID--Sta'Fon Lawson scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in  the first half of Lewis-Clark State's 89-73 win over Southern Alberta Tech, Saturday night at Warrior Gymnasium.  The Warriors forced 33 turnovers and made 21-of-34 free throws.

Jason Brazier added 18 points for Lewis-Clark State (7-4) and James Idoko chipped in with 12 points coming off of the bench.  Chris Allen registered 11 points.  Lawson pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

Rod Barnett led SAIT (5-6) with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Eddie Richardson tallied 17 points as a reserve.  Joseph Palmer and Mike Raimbault added ten points apiece.

LCSC had built up an 18-point lead with 4:52 remaining in the first half, but the Trojans would go on a 19-0 run to close out the half with a 41-40 lead.  In that stretch, the Warriors missed all four shots and turned the ball over five times.

The Warriors trailed for much of the second half, but finally took the lead for good on a layup by Allen, at the 7:36 mark, making the score 65-63.  L-C would then go on a 12-4 run to push the game into double figures.

Box score vs. SAIT