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title: Lakeland Lakers Top Hocking Hawks 71-49
description: Hocking College Men’s Basketball Team (7-14) fell 71-49 to Lakeland Community College (16-4) on Saturday, February 2.
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# [Lakeland Lakers Top Hocking Hawks 71-49](https://blog.hocking.edu/lakeland-lakers-top-hocking-hawks-71-49)

 Written by [Hocking College Contributing Writer](https://blog.hocking.edu/author/hocking-college-contributing-writer) | Feb 4, 2019 8:47:00 PM

Hocking College Men’s Basketball Team (7-14) fell 71-49 to Lakeland Community College (16-4) on Saturday, February 2.

Lakeland controlled the game in the first half with players Rob Brown, John Dawson, and Jonny Bowers all scoring eight points. Hocking College freshman **Azende Johnson** paced with 12 points as the Hawks shot only 23.5% from the field, trailing 42- 23 at halftime.

The Lakers extended their lead in the second half to as many as 30 points (61-31) with 14 minutes remaining. They finished the game shooting 61.4% from the field and 45.5% from behind the arc. Tyreke Johnson scored eight of his team-high 14 points in the second half. Azende led all scorers with 22 points, shooting 8-for-13 from the field.

The next home game for the Men's Basketball Team is Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30PM in the Student Center against Edison State Community College.

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