GALESBURG, Ill. -- Adnan Sarancic poured in a career-high 28 points Wednesday to lead the Lawrence University men's basketball team to a 73-62 Midwest Conference win over Knox College at Memorial Gymnasium.
    Sarancic went 9-for-15 from the floor and hit 9-of-10 shots from the foul line. He eclipsed his previous career scoring high of 25 points, which he set last season against St. Norbert College. Sarancic also pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds to post his fifth double-double of the season.
    Casey Schoenecker and Hogan Demovsky added 15 points apiece for the Vikings (5-16, 3-9 MWC). Schoenecker went 7-for-12 from the floor and added six rebounds. Demovsky added six rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Jake Fisher added eight points and handed out a game-high five assists.
    Lawrence jumped on Knox early as the Vikings built a double-digit lead eight minutes into the game. Nicolas Manzanera buried a 3-pointer to give Lawrence a 17-6 edge with 12:00 left in the opening half. Knox battled back and trimmed the margin to 32-29 at the half.
    The Prairie Fire grabbed a 41-38 advantage early in the second half, but that lead didn't last. A few minutes later, Lawrence went on a 7-0 run to turn a 46-45 deficit into a 52-46 lead. Sarancic scored four points in that stretch, including a jumper to cap the scoring run.
    Knox finally broke a nearly four minute scoring drought to trim the lead back to 52-47, but Demovsky came up with a big answer for the Vikings. He drained a 3-pointer to give Lawrence a 55-47 edge with 8:26 left.
    Lawrence was up 64-58 with under three minutes remaining when Sarancic scored the game's next five points to seal the victory. Fisher went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 22 seconds to pound the final nails in Knox's coffin.
    Lawrence limited the Prairie Fire to 37.5 percent shooting for the game, and Knox hit just 57.1 percent (8-14) from the foul line. Lawrence went 23-for-28 (82.1 percent) from the line.
    Andrew Milot led Knox (12-8, 5-6) with 24 points. Lawrence has now won 36 of its last 43 games against the Prairie Fire.