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Storm Erase 19-Point Deficit; Win 95-92 in OT

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The Lake Erie College Storm men's basketball completed a 19-point comeback against the Salem Tigers on Nov. 24 in Painesville, Ohio. The Storm improve to 3-1 on the year while the Tigers drop to 4-2.

The first half was completely dominated by the Tigers, as they started out the match by taking an early 17-5 lead. On the half, the Storm were outshot 52.8%-34.3% from the field and 42.9%-7.1% from the arc. With momentum continuing to build for Salem, they took a 50-31 lead going into the second half.

After some major half-time adjustments, things started to pick up for Lake Erie. Continuing to chip away at Salem's lead, the Storm managed to tie the game with 4:50 left. 

The Tigers would retake the lead with 1:49 left with a couple of made free throws.

With 0:25 left, Salem would go up by two, 82-80 but a Caleb Piks layup with 0:07 left would take the game to overtime.

Jonny Manning and Jordan Burton would take control of the game for the Storm in overtime, each scoring 5 points while Jonah Wagg would contribute with 4 assists, giving the team a gritty 95-92 victory to put the Tigers to bed.

On the day, Caleb Piks would be the Storm's leading scorer while Jonny Manning would record his second double-double of the season, scoring 22 points with 11 rebounds.

The Storm will return to action Nov. 30 at home against Edinboro at 7:00 PM before starting conference play against Walsh on Dec. 2.

 

 

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Burton

#11 Jordan Burton

G
5' 10"
Junior
Jonny Manning

#34 Jonny Manning

F/C
6' 7"
Sophomore
Caleb Piks

#12 Caleb Piks

F
6' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jordan Burton

#11 Jordan Burton

5' 10"
Junior
G
Jonny Manning

#34 Jonny Manning

6' 7"
Sophomore
F/C
Caleb Piks

#12 Caleb Piks

6' 5"
Sophomore
F