Game Recap: Golden Rams Defeat #1 Central Lakes

The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Men’s Basketball team travelled to Brainerd, MN to take on the #1 ranked Central Lakes Raiders on Saturday and came away with a victory 69-65.

It’s the second straight season the Golden Rams have knocked off a #1 ranked team on the road, beating Rochester last season.

A big first half propelled the Golden Rams to the victory as they led 39-24 at the break.

Lemuel Doe scored 19 of Anoka-Ramsey’s 39 first half points on his way to a game-high 23 points.

The Golden Rams shot 53.8 percent (14-26) in the half and held the Raiders to just 40 percent (10-25).

Central Lakes began the second half on a 9-0 run to pull within 39-33.  Anoka-Ramsey was able to stop the bleeding for a little while, but Central Lakes continued to chip away at the deficit, eventually tying the game midway through the half.

Anoka-Ramsey got some timely baskets from Chris Harmon and Corey Barrett inside and stepped up on the defensive end, contesting any three-point shot from the Raiders.

Harmon and Doe combined to knock down some timely free throws late in the game to hold off the Raiders final rally, allowing Anoka-Ramsey to hold on for the win.

The Golden Rams shot 52.2 percent for the game, and held Central Lakes to just 5-19 from the three-point line.  Anoka-Ramsey also made 17-24 free throws compared to 8-16 from the Raiders.

To go with his 23 points, Doe also had four rebounds, four assists, and three steals, making 12-14 from the free-throw line.

Barrett finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, as well as four blocked shots.

Harmon shot a perfect 5-5 from the field in finishing with 12 points.

The Golden Rams improve to 17-6 on the season and pull within a game of the Southern Division-leading Raiders at 6-3.

Anoka-Ramsey faces Minnesota West back at home on Wednesday, February 15^th at 8:00pm.