RIVER FOREST, Ill. – Joey Burris (Jr.-Kiel, Wis.) hit the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lakeland College men's basketball team a dramatic 86-83 win over Concordia University Chicago.

Burris scored the final of his 26 points with a three-pointer from the left corner as time ran out, snapping the Muskies' three-game losing streak and keeping them alive in their quest to finish third in the final Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference standings. Lakeland is now 18-7 overall and 13-6 in the NACC, and can clinch a tie for third place and the third seed in the conference tournament with a win at Edgewood College Wednesday night.

The Muskies needed a win of any kind for morale after the team's first extended rough stretch of the season and found a way to grind it out despite some struggles again. Lakeland fought back from a double-digit second half lead to make for a back-and-forth game down the stretch and one in which both teams had multiple opportunities to win in the final seconds.

The Muskies rallied back to take a six-point lead late in the second half at one point, but found themselves trailing 83-81 with just 35 seconds left, though, after a free throw by Marcus Elston, but Brandon Hagenow (So.-Sussex, Wis.) hit two free shots just six seconds later to tie the game.

The Cougars (5-19 overall, 2-17 NACC) had a chance to take the last shot, but Jacob Oakley missed a three-pointer with seven seconds left which Lakeland rebounded.  The Muskies took a timeout, then rushed the ball up the court and got a jumper from Kurt Jansen (Jr.-Wrightstown, Wis.) that missed and was rebounded by Concordia.

The Cougars took a timeout with a second left, but in their own backcourt threw it away out of bounds with no time running off the clock. With another chance, Travis Kell (Fr.-Madison, Wis.) inbounded to Burris, who hit the game-winner as the horn went off.

Lakeland trailed much of the contest as Concordia lit it up from outside with 10 three-pointers and also won the rebounding battle 51-37, with three players finishing with at least 11 rebounds. The Muskies were down as much as 13 in the first half before rallying back to within 43-38 at halftime.

Burris kept Lakeland afloat in the second half in particular with 17 of his 26 points. He finished the game making 10 of 19 from the field, including 5 of 11 from three-point range.

Hagenow and Stan McKenzie (Jr.-Racine, Wis.) both added 15 points each, and Hagenow also was big in the second half with 12 of his 15. James Oshkeshequoam (Sr.-Keshena, Wis.) added 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds and Jansen scored 10.

The Muskies shot 45.6% from the field (31 of 68), while the Cougars made 31 of 70 from the floor (44.3%), including 10 of 30 from three-point range. Brandon Stinson finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Elston scored 17 points and grabbed 11 boards, and Mike Walmer added nine points and 12 rebounds.