The Lyle-Pacelli boys basketball team beat Houston 68-52 in Lyle Friday.

Jordan Cotter poured in a career-high 18 points in the win for LP (5-2 overall, 5-1 SEC). LP was coming off a 70-68 at Randolph Thursday night.

“You always worry about a letdown after a big road win and with no practice the next day,” LP head coach DeBeoer said. “We got out to a slow start but we played through our and we adjusted well at halftime and played better in the second half.”

LP hit ten 3-pointers in the win.

Houston 27 25 — 52

LP 37 31 — 68

LP scoring: Jordan Cotter, 18; Jordan Hart, 18; Noah Jiskra, 13; Trinity Anderson, 6; Lee Bauer, 5; Braden Kocer, 5; free throws: 43 percent (6-for-14)