Lake County nailed 15 three-pointers and used a big third quarter to beat Trigg County 80-54 in the second round of the Marion Holiday Tournament.
The Falcons (10-1) hit nine 3's in the first half, led 27-15 after one quarter, and held a 41-27 lead at halftime.
"They shot poorly last night, and they didn't miss tonight," said Wildcat head coach Jeff Embrey. "We got some good looks inside, but we lack the size to finish."
Ahead by 14 at halftime, the Falcons outscored Trigg 23-13 in the third quarter for a 64-40 lead heading into the final frame.
"We handled their press OK, but we had a few too many turnovers in the half court. But we did play better tonight than Wednesday," Embrey said.
Jonathon King rebounded from a three-point effort the previous night to lead the Wildcats with 21 points and 13 rebounds. King scored 11 of Trigg's 15 first quarter points.
Zack Wright added 11 points, and Jalik Alexander and Rodney Davis each scored eight points.
Channin Geanes buried six 3-pointers and led Lake County with 23 points.
The Wildcats fall to 2-7 on the season and will play the host team Marion tonight at 7pm. Trigg will have to go up against a Marion frontcourt that features 6-8 Ivan Reliford, who transferred to Marion from Kansas and just became eligible this week.
Marion carries a 7-4 record into tonight's game, which is the third between the two schools. The series record is 1-1.
Tomorrow, Trigg plays Union County at 12:30pm and Herrin, Ill. at 6pm.
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