PAINESVILLE, Ohio – The Lake Erie College Storm men's basketball took on the Ohio Dominican Panthers on Saturday, December 17. The Storm would come away with the victory in overtime 76-69

It was a very hard-fought game the entire way but the Storm controlled the game early in the first half and carried that lead until about halfway through the second half. 

The Panthers would then go on a tear and extend their lead to ten a few minutes later. It would be a back-and-forth contest the remainder of the quarter but with twelve seconds left, in clutch fashion like he's done all season, PJ Jones would knock down a three-point shot to tie the game 62-62 and with ODU missing their last shot, the game would go into overtime.

In overtime, Ohio Dominican would take an early six-point lead but the Storm would come raging back. With 1:41 remaining, Jake Leibacher would hit a corner three to take the lead 70-68 and Lake Erie would end up coming away with the win 76-69.

Jonny Manning would lead the team once again with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks, while Jordan Burge would come off the bench and score 17 points.

The win takes the Storm's record to 6-5 on the year with a 3-2 record in conference play. They will suit up one final time in 2022 on December 31 at home against Hillsdale at 3:00 PM.