Lemoore 65, at Merced 73

MERCED, Calif. (Interstat) — The Merced Blue Devils defeated the Lemoore Golden Eagles 73-65 in a men’s junior college basketball game Tuesday night. Merced took a narrow 37-29 lead after a high-scoring first quarter and maintained that margin through an evenly played second quarter. Davion Jackson led Lemoore with 20 points. Na’Jae Stevenson added 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Golden Eagles. Lemoore shot 20 for 41 from the floor and 22 for 28 from the free-throw line but managed only two assists as a team. The loss drops Lemoore to 14-13 this season. Merced improves to 12-15. Read more...