Commodores Fall to Wayne County CC; Return Home for Butler County CC on Thursday

November 15, 2023 - - The Lorain County Community College men's basketball team lost to Wayne County Community College in Detroit, Mich. on November 10, 2023 after a strong first half fizzled for the Commodores.

Wayne County Community College 85, LCCC 70

Top Commodores

Deonte Benejan (New York City, N.Y./Lorain HS)– 21 points (9-17 FG), 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Jamair Blackmon (Akron, Ohio/Barberton HS) – 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-6 3PT), 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals

Willie Powell Jr. (Cleveland, Ohio/Bedford HS) – 13 Points (6-12 FG), 4 rebounds, 2 steals

Austin Copen (Amherst, Ohio/Firelands HS) – 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals

Recap

LCCC got off to a quick start but Wayne's size and depth became too much for the Commodores who only got to the free throw line sparingly throughout the game, going just 4-5.  LCCC held an early lead of 11-5 and led 25-23 before the Wildcats ripped off a 16-5 run to end the first half and take a 39-30 lead into the break. 

Wayne would maintain a double digit lead for most of the second half and keep the Commodores at bay, eventually winning 85-70. Jamair Blackmon's long three at the 17 minute mark of the second half to cut the Wildcat lead down to 37-43 was the closest the Commodores would come in the second half.

Notes

• This was Deonte Benejan's third straight game of scoring 20+ points for LCCC and the third straight game of hitting eight or more field goals
• Jamair Blackmon had his second multi-steal game of the season, his third game of 6 or more rebounds, and his third straight game of connecting for a 3-pointer
• LCCC shot a season-high 44% from the field and had just five attempts from the free throw line, a season low.

Next Up

The Commodores will host the Butler County Community College Pioneers Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 6 p.m.  All LCCC men's basketball games are streamed live on athletics.lorainccc.edu starting 15 minutes prior to tip off.  All home game are played inside the Ewing Activities Center Gymnasium.