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Brady Vest
Ted Schultz
106
Winner Lake Forest LFC 1-5,1-0 Midwest Conference
94
Grinnell GC 2-3,0-1 Midwest Conference
Winner
Lake Forest LFC
1-5,1-0 Midwest Conference
106
Final
94
Grinnell GC
2-3,0-1 Midwest Conference
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lake Forest LFC 66 40 106
Grinnell GC 51 43 94

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ted Schultz

Grinnell men's basketball team falls victim to big Lake Forest run

GRINNELL, Iowa - A big run late in the first half proved to be the difference as Lake Forest College slipped past Grinnell College's men's basketball team 106-94 Saturday afternoon at Darby Gymnasium.m
 
Grinnell (2-3, 0-1 Midwest Conference) was within 41-38 when Morgan Walser '22 hit a 3-pointer at the 7:11 mark of the half, but the Foresters responded with a 21-3 run over the next five minutes and went into the locker room with a 66-51 lead.
 
Patrick Simms '22 led Grinnell with 23 points, hitting 6-of-13 shots from 3-point land in the process. He also led the team in rebounds and assists with six apiece.
 
Aiden Gilbert '23 added 14 points, while Walser and Dean Mazlish '23 each had career-highs of 11 and 10 points, respectively. Will Bebee '22 added six rebounds and four blocks.
 
Grinnell attempted to make a dent in its halftime deficit, coming within 10 at 89-79 on free throws by Gilbert and again at 92-83 on a trey by Simms with 6:12 remaining.
 
But Lake Forest (1-5, 1-0 MWC) scored four straight and only let Grinnell within 10 twice the rest of the way.
 
Grinnell has a week off before hosting Eureka College next Saturday. Tip-off in Darby Gymnasium is set for 4 p.m.
 
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