GALESBURG, ILL. - An eight-point lead midway through the second half of Saturday's Region 4 matchup was not enough as Carl Sandburg College outscored Madison College 33-19 down the stretch for an 87-81 victory. Keith Hoffman led a trio of WolfPack players scoring in double-figures. The Chargers have now won all five meetings between the two programs.

A 7-0 run halfway through the game's first 20 minutes gave Madison College a 21-13 lead to mark the first time the differential ventured beyond two possessions. As the game closed in on halftime, the Chargers used a three-pointer to pull even at 33-33, before Hoffman converted a pair of free throws to give the Pack a two-point edge at the break.

Those two points were part of a bigger seven-point surge that led to a 40-33 advantage less than a minute into the second half. Four minutes later, Carl Sandburg College (3-3) had taken the lead for a brief moment at 45-44. The WolfPack answered back and assumed a game-high eight-point lead at 60-52 thanks to a 10-2 burst that featured six consecutive points by Hoffman. Still up eight with 10:33 remaining, the game turned as CSC used five straight points to ignite their final come-from-behind push that not only tied the game at 70-70 with 5:29 to play, but gave the home team the lead for good.

Hoffman notched his fourth 20-plus-point outing with 25 points and a team-high eight rebounds. The forward/center scored 16 of his 25 in the second half, and finished 9 for 19 from the floor and 3 of 9 outside the arc, with four free throws, as well.

Freshman Deante Luster continued his run of impressive play of late, coming off the bench to contribute 15 points, four assists, and three boards. The former Sun Prairie HS athlete was 4 for 6 overall with a three-pointer, and made 6 of 8 free throws.

Sophomore Nik Feller made three of his five field goals from three-point range to add 13 points. Cortez Telfered finished with eight points, and dished out a career-high nine assists. It was part of a season-best effort passing the ball for Madison College, which finished with 24 assists.

Madison College was 30 of 55 (54%) overall , 9 for 22 (41%) from deep, and 12 of 18 (67%) at the charity stripe. The Chargers took full advantage of the team's 11 turnovers, converting that into a 17-9 edge in points off turnovers, to go along with small leads in points in the paint and second chance points.

Up Next:

Madison College (5-4) stays on the road ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday break for their annual meeting with Rochester Community & Technical College (3-1). The Yellowjackets have won two straight over the WolfPack, and lead the all-time series by an 18-13 margin. Tip off in Rochester, Minnesota, is set for 7:00 p.m. and can be live streamed here.

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