BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Interstat) — The Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm dominated the Lincoln Trail Statesmen 96-59 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. The Blue Storm seized control with a 56-point first quarter, building an insurmountable lead by halftime. The Statesmen could not recover from the early deficit. With the win, Southwestern Illinois evened the season series after a prior loss to Lincoln Trail in January. The Blue Storm improved to 7-13 overall, while the Statesmen fell to 7-9. Southwestern Illinois visits Olney Central on Saturday. Lincoln Trail travels to John A Logan the same day.