Lake Land will travel to face Lewis and Clark in a play-in game Saturday to determine who will advance into the Region 24 NJCAA Central District mens basketball quarterfinals.
The Lakers, who finished 10th in the conference, lost twice to Lewis and Clark – 85-78 on Jan. 11 and 110-97 last week.
The winner advances to take on Vincennes, which beat Lake Land 70-64 on Jan. 15 and 100-59 on Feb. 19.
Lake Land finished the regular season 8-22 overall, 3-17 in the conference.
REGION 24 FINAL STANDINGS
| SCHOOL | DIST | OVERALL | STRK |
| John A. Logan | 18-2 | 25-5 | W8 |
| Vincennes | 17-3 | 26-4 | W4 |
| Olney Central | 14-6 | 24-6 | L2 |
| Wabash Valley | 14-6 | 20-10 | W1 |
| Lincoln Trail | 11-9 | 18-10 | W2 |
| SWIC | 10-10 | 15-14 | L1 |
| Lewis & Clark | 9-11 | 16-12 | L2 |
| Shawnee | 7-13 | 14-15 | W1 |
| Kaskaskia | 6-14 | 16-14 | L1 |
| Lake Land | 3-17 | 8-22 | W1 |
| Southeastern | 1-19 | 5-25 | L16 |
Region 24 NJCAA Central District Tournament Pairings:
Saturday, Feb. 29
First-Round Play-in Games
Kaskaskia at Shawnee, 3 pm, CST
Lake Land at Lewis & Clark, 3 pm, CST
Southeastern at Southwestern, 7 pm, CST
Mon, Mar.2 Quarterfinals at Rend Lake College, Ina, Ill.
Kaskaskia-Shawnee winner vs John A. Logan, 1 pm, CST
Lincoln Trail vs. Wabash Valley, 3 pm, CST
Lake Land or Lewis & Clark vs. Vincennes, 5 pm, CST,
Southeastern or SWIC vs Olney Central, 7 pm, CST
Wed, Mar. 4 Semifinals at Rend Lake
5 pm & 7 pm, CST, 6 pm & 8 pm
Fri, Mar. 6 Championship Game at Rend Lake
7 pm, CST
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