The Manitowoc Lincoln boys basketball team’s late rally against Sun Prairie at the Sun Prairie Tournament fell just short in a 78-71 loss on Thursday night.
The Ships trailed 25-8 after the first quarter and 51-22 at halftime, but Austin Mecca and Kyle Hoffman led a second-half charge that put Lincoln back in the game.
Mecca finished with a team-high 29 points as he was 13-of-15 from the free-throw line while Hoffman made five of Lincoln’s six 3-pointers to finish with 23 points.
The Ships were 23-of-28 from the free-throw line to Sun Prairie’s 13-of-19 performance. Sun Prairie made seven 3-pointers in the game.
A Sun Prairie roster, along with individual stats, were not submitted to the Herald Times Reporter as of press deadline.
| Sun Prairie | 25 | 26 | 12 | 15 | — | 78 |
| Lincoln | 8 | 14 | 23 | 26 | — | 71 |
Lincoln
Kyle Hoffman 23, Austin Mecca 13-15 29, Jake Rohrer 9, Nick Schroeder 4, Preston Ullman 6.
3-Point Goals – Sun Prairie 7, Lincoln -Manitowoc 6 (Kyle Hoffman 5, Jake Rohrer 1), Total Fouls – Sun Prairie 23, Lincoln 17.
