Pittsburg State uses its depth to down Lincoln

Devin Booker of Lincoln slips past Courtney Ingram of Pittsburg State on Thursday at Jason Gym.

Devin Booker of Lincoln slips past Courtney Ingram of Pittsburg State on Thursday at Jason Gym. Photo by Jeremy Jardine.

By Adam Stillman

Friday, January 11, 2013

Lincoln stopped Pittsburg State’s freshman phenom. It just couldn’t stop the Gorillas’ senior stars.

Freshman Kaleb Porter came in as Pittsburg State’s leading scorer at 15.8 points per game. Lincoln held him to nine points on 3-of-12 shooting.

It was four seniors, however, who led the Gorillas to an 85-63 victory against the Blue Tigers on Thursday night at Jason Gym.

“Other than the little guard, the first time we played them, I knew the capabilities of the other people,” Lincoln head coach John Redmond said.

It was those other people Thursday night, all of them seniors. Rico Pierrevilus scored ....

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