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Lakeem Duncan
Tori LaSmith
Lakeem Duncan
75
Winner Lock Haven LHU-M 10-5 6-5 PSAC E
69
Cheyney CHEY-M 2-11, 1-9 PSAC E
Winner
Lock Haven LHU-M
10-5 6-5 PSAC E
75
Final
69
Cheyney CHEY-M
2-11, 1-9 PSAC E
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lock Haven LHU-M 29 46 75
Cheyney CHEY-M 32 37 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Lock Haven Outlasts Cheyney 75-69

CHEYNEY, Pa. - Lakeem Duncan scored 15 of his career-high 23 points in the first half to lead the Cheyney University men's basketball team to a 32-29 lead at the half, but visiting Lock Haven made 25 second half free-throws en route to a 75-69 victory Saturday afternoon inside Alfred Cope Hall.

Juwan Mullen added 19-points and Obafemi Ajayi made his first career-start and scored a career high eight points for the Wolves (2-11, 1-9 PSAC East).

Brahieme Jackson led the Bald Eagles (10-5, 6-5 PSAC East) with 18 points, Bootsie Walker had 15 and Lamin Fulton made all 12 of his free-throws and finished with 14 points.

Duncan and Ajayi scored the first 11 points for Cheyney, who jumped out to an 11-6 lead with 14:10 to play in the first half.

Duncan scored the first six on two three-pointers, Ajayi hit a rainbow jumper, then connected from downtown.

Walker responded with a three of his own and The Haven went on a six-point run to take its first lead of the game 13-11 with 11:58 to play.

Lock Haven built the lead to three at 22-19, but Cheyney responded with a personal 8-to-0 run by Duncan and the Wolves led 27-22 with 4:13 left in the half.

Cheyney went to the break with a 32-29 edge.

The Wolves scored the first five points of the second half to build its biggest lead of the game 37-29. Dikemba Amugo started the half with a layup and Duncan followed with his fourth three-pointer of the contest.

Craig McGlond restored the eight-point advantage with a layup from Eugene Lett and the Wolves led 41-33 at the 16:21 mark.

The Haven shaved the lead to two with a 6-point run, Mullen pushed the lead to four, but the Bald Eagles regained the edge at 44-43 with five straight points.

Mullen scored again as the Wolves led for a final time with 11:14 to play.

Lock Haven took a nine-point advantage with 4:27 to play, when Mullen responded with a three-point shot.

Duncan's three-point play brought the Wolves to within four at 71-67 with 29 seconds left, two free-throws by Fulton pushed the lead back to six.

Duncan made a layup with 13 ticks on the clock to cut the lead to four again, but two more free-throws provided the final score of 75-69.

Cheyney returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts crosstown rival West Chester University inside Cope Hall for an 8:00 p.m. tipoff.
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