Oglesby, Ill. - The ICC men's basketball team (2-2) earned their second win in three days against Illinois Valley, defeating the Eagles 72-65 in overtime on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars jumped on IVCC early to build a big 23-5 lead but IVCC countered with a run of their own and trimmed the ICC lead to 37-25 at the break.

In the second half, the Eagles continued to chip away at ICC's lead and with five minutes remaining in regulation, tied the score at 55-all.  The teams continued to trade buckets in the closing minutes and with :14 seconds the Cougars held a 61-58 lead.  However, ICC was called for a foul on the three-point attempt by the Eagles and IVCC made all three free throws to push the game into overtime.

In overtime the Cougars outscored the Eagles 11-4 and were able to put the game away with a steal and clutch free throws.

Statistical leaders
Lavell McIntosh | 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Josh Shannon | 17 points
Keaundre Cooper | 11 points
Kyle Belgrave | 8 rebounds
Lacolis Ashby | 8 rebounds
Coutland Soll | 5 assists, 5 rebounds

Next Up:  The men will be back in action on Thursday, November 17 as they host St. Ambrose JV at 7pm in Ramsey Gym.  Livestream will be available on the ICC Athletics YouTube.