CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 7 Parkland men's basketball team led Lincoln Land from start to finish, as the Cobras improved to 18-2 overall, 3-0 in the M-WAC with a 88-62 victory on Monday night. The Cobras were led by Carter Jeffries (14 points), Charles Campbell Jr. (13 points) and Jordan Coleman (10 points) on the evening.
 
Playing its second of three conference games in a five-day span, all 12 Parkland rotation players made a field goal while logging double digit minutes. With no Cobra playing more than 21 minutes or taking more than nine shots, the team effort resulted in a 26-point win behind 47.5 percent shooting – 52.9 percent in the first half – and a plus-24 rebound advantage aided by a team-high eight rebounds from Mark Emmanuel Jr. Never trailing during the win, the Cobras led for the final 39 minutes of the game and maintained a double-digit lead for the final 32 minutes.
 
The Cobras' three most efficient offensive performances came from its three leading scorers, as Jeffries, Campbell Jr. and Jordan Coleman combined for 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) shooting overall and six of the team's seven threes. Jeffries and Campbell Jr. were especially potent in the first half, as the sharp-shooting duo made 9-of-10 shots. The 10 points for Coleman marked a season-high for the first-year Cobra out of Louisville, Ky.
 
Igniting Parkland's hot first half was a blazing start from guard Charles Campbell Jr. The Chicago, Ill., freshman exploded for the Cobras' first 10 points of the first half – beginning with an alley-oop from Ty'Ohn Trimble on the game's opening possession – and forced a Lincoln Land timeout 4:03 into the game after back-to-back threes.
 
Leading 10-3 out of the timeout, the Cobras never let the Loggers get closer than five points – 14-9 with 12:47 left – for the rest of the half. After back-to-back lay-ups from Jeffries pushed the advantage into double digits, 20-9, with 11:49 left, Parkland didn't let it dip below the 10-point mark for the rest of the half. Leading by as much as 19 late in the half, Parkland's final push of the half came with 3:39 remaining as the Cobras went on a 13-4 run highlighted by a pair of and-one layups from Jeffries.
 
Coming out of halftime, Lincoln Land stayed within striking distance for the opening five minutes of the second half with three consecutive shots from guard Benji Eaker. While Parkland's offense went cold in the early going of the half, the Cobras defense held the Loggers without a point for 4:51 midway through the half and added to their lead from the free throw line, making 15-of-21 attempts from the charity stripe.
 
Leading 62-44 after Lincoln Land ended its drought with 11:35 left in the game, Parkland methodically pushed the lead out to as large as 29 – 81-52 with 6:35 left in the game – and received at least one basket from all 12 Cobras. Freshman guard Tommy Makabu led the second half scoring with six points.
 
Monday's game was played as a make-up of last Wednesday's and Thursday's cancellation of the previously scheduled game between Parkland and Lincoln Land. Up next, the Cobras will hit the road for their first M-WAC road contest on Wednesday, February 4, when they travel to (RV) Illinois Central for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.