East Peoria, Ill.---The ICC men's basketball team had their four-game win streak snapped by Rock Valley, 82-64 on Friday night at Ramsey Gym. RVC came out of the gates shooting well to take an early lead and kept the Cougars off balance all night long. The shooting percentages were nearly the same (RVC 47% to ICC's 44%) but the home team had 22 turnovers compared to RVC's 16. In addition, RVC went 15-19 from the free throw line (79%) while ICC hit on only 8-14 (57%).
The Eagles held 44-27 halftime advantage and steadily increased that over the latter twenty minutes to drop ICC's record to 7-3. RVC moved to 8-5.
Leaders:
Lavell McIntosh 11 pts, 6 reb
Deylon Johnson 10 pts, 4 asts
Next up: The Cougars will be at home again on Monday night as they host Illinois Valley CC at 7pm in Ramsey Gym. The Cougars won the November 6 matchup in Oglesby, 87-80.