APPLETON, Wis. — Pete Winslow drained a career-high five 3-pointers Friday as the Lawrence University men’s basketball team rallied for a 60-56 Midwest Conference win over Cornell College at Alexander Gymnasium.
Winslow went 7-for-10 from the floor, including 5-for-6 from 3-point range to finish with a team-high 19 points. Ben Peterson added 12 points for the Vikings (5-6, 5-2 MWC), winners of three straight.
Jeremy Stephani added eight points for Lawrence and hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the second half, and Connor Weas had seven points with a pair of big 3-pointers in the first half.
Lawrence went 10-for-23 from beyond the arc. Cornell (5-7, 3-4) finished 4-for-20 from 3-point range after making three of its first four to start the game.
Corey Davis led the Rams with 20 points, including 16 in the first half. Grant Anderson added 15 points, and Lawrence held Cornell big man Jon Anderson to 13 points and eight rebounds.
Lawrence trailed 39-33 with 13 minutes left when Winslow drained back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game at 39-39. A layup by Winslow gave the Vikings a 41-39 advantage, Lawrence’s first lead since late in the first half.
After baskets by Grant and Jon Anderson put the Rams up 43-41, Stephani hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Lawrence a 47-43 lead with 7:05 left. The Rams battled back and tied it at 49-49 on Keegan Van Kooten’s jumper with 4:00 left.
Peterson, one the nation’s top 3-point shooters, then buried a 3-pointer from the top of the key to put the Vikings up for good at 52-49. Abhishek Venkatesh followed with a layup and the Vikings led by five.
After a pair of Davis free throws trimmed the margin to 54-51, Peterson got a pair of free throws and a layup to push Lawrence’s lead back to 58-51 with 59 seconds left. Stephani then hit two more free throws for a 60-51 lead with 42 seconds remaining to seal the win.