U-High’s Patience Pays Off in Home Win Over Lincoln

  U-High’s Patience Pays Off in Home Win Over Lincoln

Photo by Alan Look Photography

University High School doesn’t rush things. Not possessions. Not decisions. And certainly not basketball games.

That measured approach was on full display Tuesday night in Normal, as the U-High Pioneers steadily wore down Lincoln Community High School for a 56–37 boys varsity basketball win inside a quietly tense gym that never quite found an upset pulse.

From the opening tip, U-High dictated pace. The Pioneers led 12–9 after one quarter, content to probe, pull the ball back out, and make Lincoln defend every inch of hardwood. By halftime, the advantage had grown to 25–18, less because of any single surge and more because of a thousand small, disciplined decisions.

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U-High’s offense often resembled a long conversation rather than a quick argument. Passes were deliberate. Dribbles were purposeful. Shots came only after patience had done its work. When those shots didn’t fall, the Pioneers made sure the possession wasn’t wasted, staying active under the basket and turning missed attempts into second-chance points.

That interior activity became a quiet separator. While Lincoln struggled to find rhythm or put together a sustained run, U-High continued to grind forward. The third quarter pushed the margin to 40–28, with the Pioneers continuing to outwork the Railsplitters on the glass and deny them any momentum.

Lincoln’s night never warmed up. Cold shooting and disrupted timing kept the Railsplitters chasing a game that refused to speed up. Every time a spark threatened to flicker, U-High calmly snuffed it out by controlling tempo and possession.

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Both benches played meaningful minutes, with reserves on each side contributing energy and effort, but the tone remained unchanged. U-High stayed methodical. Lincoln kept searching.

By the final horn, the scoreboard read 56–37, a result that mirrored the game itself—controlled, steady, and earned one possession at a time. U-High outscored Lincoln in every quarter, not with flash, but with fundamentals and patience.

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