LANSING, Mich. – Ranked road win! A late triple by freshman guard Devin Lee and a balanced effort on both sides of the ball propelled Macomb Men's Basketball to a ranked road victory over No. 11 Lansing Community College by a narrow 78-76 final on Thursday (Nov. 5). The win was the first over a ranked opponent for Macomb's first-year head coach,
Jeff Jayson.
With the win, the Monarchs shift to 2-1 on the young season, notching victories over a ranked NJCAA Division II opponent and a NJCAA Division I foe.
Leading for 31:48 of the contest, the Monarchs shot out to a strong start and led 43-36 at the halftime break. The 11th ranked Stars grabbed their first lead four minutes into second half action, setting up for a back-and-forth home stretch in the battle between a pair of MCCAA programs. Trailing by one with just under a minute remaining, Lee pulled up for a transition 3-pointer and knocked it down to give the Monarchs a 78-76 advantage with 45.2 left on the second half clock.
A pair of stops on the defensive end closed out the game as the Navy and White held on for a hard-fought ranked road win.
Kimari Barden paced the Monarchs in the scoring column with 21 points and added seven rebounds while battling foul trouble most of the game. Caden Neves had a breakout performance with an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double, while Lee's late triple gave him five from behind the long line as part of a 17-point performance that included six rebounds and six steals. Justin Gloster was the other Macomb starter to reach double figures as he netted 12 points, two shy of his career-high mark of 14 set last year in a road win over Hocking College.
Braeden Holder rounded out the leaders with six points and six assists.
The Monarchs outscored the Stars by a 20-7 margin in second chance points and out-rebounded the hosts, 43-34.
The Monarchs welcome Bay College to Warren for the 2026-27 home opener Saturday (Nov. 7) at 1 p.m. Can't make it to Warren? Join Tom Cavanaugh and Alexander Johnson on the call as Macomb will provide a free live stream on MacombMonarchs.com/Watch beginning at 12:50 p.m.
