Second half shooting slump dooms Trailblazers against Lake Land College

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VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers fell to 6-8 on the season in Region 24 play after dropping an 83-63 finish against the Lake Land College Lakers at the P.E. Complex Saturday night.

The Trailblazers shot 28-percent from the floor in the second half as the Lakers pulled away late for the 20-point win.

Vincennes fell behind quickly from the tip, as turnovers offensively led to easy baskets for the Lakers on the other end of the floor, allowing the Lakers to jump out to an 11-2 lead.

The Trailblazers would respond by going on a 14-2 scoring run to take the lead midway through the first half.

The two teams traded leads back-and-forth until the Lakers pulled away late in the first half to take an eight point lead.

Vincennes would rally back but were only able to cut into the deficit by a point as Lake Land headed into the locker room with a 46-39 advantage.

Lake Land took their game to another level to begin the second half, using a 15-4 run to grow their lead to 18 points.

Vincennes would battle back, slowly shrinking the deficit in the second half, cutting the lead down to just 10 points late in the period.

Lake Land put the game away late aided by an 11-1 scoring run which helped the Lakers gain the eventual 20-point margin.