The Lyle-Pacelli boys basketball team lost at Randolph (5-9 overall) 59-52 Saturday.

The Athletics (4-10 overall), who have now lost four of their last five, led 28-26 at the half, but they couldn’t close the deal.

“We played really well for about thirty-one minutes,” LP head coach Dean DeBoer said. “We still have to learn how to make winning plays at the end of the game.”

Braden Kocer led LP with 19 points.

LP scoring: Braden Kocer, 19; Jordan Hart, 13; Mark Manyoun, 10; Noah Jiskra, 8; Brennen Ruis, 2