Danville, Ill.---A tough shooting night for the #7 seed ICC men's basketball team led to a 67-45 loss to #2 seed Danville Area in the opening round of the Region 24 Tournament on Wednesday night.  ICC only shot 16% in the first half which led to a 36-10 halftime score and the deficit was too much for the Cougars to overcome.

The Cougars connected on eight three-pointers (three each by Brandon Bell and Tony Mabon, Jr.), which was good for 36% from long-range but overall ICC only shot 16-53 (30%) for the game, compared to Danville's 29-54 field goal shooting (54%).  The Jaguars also held a 40-25 rebounding edge and forced ICC into 22 turnovers to help keep the guests at bay.

The men close the 2021-22 season with a 10-17 record.

Leaders
Brandon Bell | 11 pts
Tony Mabon, Jr. | 9 pts, 4 reb
Lavell McIntosh | 8 pts

Region 24 MBB Tourney Quarter-final scores from Wednesday
#1 Parkland - bye
#4 Rend Lake 78, #5 Spoon River 68
#3 John Wood 86, #6 Lincoln Land 76
#2 Danville 67, #7 Illinois Central 45

Saturday, March 5 Games at Lincoln Land (Springfield, IL)
1pm:  #1 Parkland vs. #4 Rend Lake
3pm:  #3 John Wood vs. #2 Danville

Sunday, March 6 at Lincoln Land
2pm:  Championship - Winner advances to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament March 15-19 in Danville, IL