West Burlington, IA - The Illinois Central College men's basketball team took down Marshalltown Community College, 81-64, to go undefeated at the Southeastern Iowa Classic on Saturday. The win was led by Javaughn Robinson, Idris Thomas, and Joshua Humbles Jr., and takes the Cougars to 2-0 on the season. 

ICC will play next at Joliet on Tuesday, November 3, at 7:30 pm. 

The game against Marshalltown was a short turnaround for ICC after playing the last game on Friday night to playing this game the next day at 1:00 pm. The game started off close with both teams making their shots early on. Turnovers gave ICC an advantage, letting them go on a run to force Marshalltown to take a timeout, down 19-10, with 11:43 left in the first half. Javaughn Robinson (31 pts, 5 assists, 3 steals) helped the Cougars maintain their lead, going into halftime up 44-35. 

ICC came out hot for the second half, with Idris Thomas (14 pts, 4 rebounds) making a shot right out of the gate. The Cougars increased the pressure on Marshalltown, forcing turnovers and increasing the lead, resulting in a timeout with a 60-42 lead, which was the largest of the game. Marshalltown didn't give up, and they cut the lead to 62-50 at the media timeout. However, ICC responded with a steal and basket from Joshua Humbles Jr. (11 pts, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal) to go up 69-53 with 7 minutes left in the game. Brandon Phillips (9 pts) came in off the bench to hit a few three-pointers, and paired with back-to-back three's from Robinson, sealed the 81-64 victory for ICC. 

Stat leaders are posted below:

Individual Stats
Javaughn Robinson - 31 pts, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
Idris Thomas - 14 pts, 4 rebounds
Joshua Humbles Jr. - 11 pts, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
Brandon Phillips - 9 pts
Octavius Hickman - 6 pts, 2 rebounds
Nathan Moore - 2 pts, 4 assists, 3 rebounds
Peyton Hess - 4 pts, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
Anthony Moore - 2 pts, 6 rebounds

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS 
Tuesday, November 3
vs. Joliet
at 7:30 pm
Joliet, IL