Walker’s 47 power Lynx in title game

Lincoln County guard Dantley Walker was named after former NBA great Adrian Dantley.

It might have been more fitting had he been named after Jerry West, who famously was nicknamed "Mr. Clutch."

Walker scored 26 of his 47 points in the fourth quarter Saturday to help the Lynx hold on for a 91-84 win over host Lake Mead in the title game of the Lake Mead Holiday Classic.

The 5-foot-11-inch junior hit seven 3-pointers and finished 14-for-21 from the floor and 12-for-13 on free throws. He scored 18 points in the final 41/2 minutes.

"What do you want me to say? I've never seen anybody shoot like that, not in person," Lincoln County coach Mike Wood said. "He can just flat-out shoot, and in the fourth quarter, he had two guys on him."

Walker, who was named tournament Most Valuable Player, averaged 31.6 points in leading the Lynx (5-0) to five wins at the tournament.

"I try not to show it, but once I start hitting my shots, it just feels like everything's going in," said Walker, who drew a standing ovation after the game.

Lake Mead (4-1) trailed by 21 points late in the third quarter but turned up its defense to rattle off a 41-23 run.

Spencer Kowis' three-point play pulled the Eagles within 79-76 in the final two minutes, but Walker answered with a jumper, and Lake Mead got no closer.

"Before the game, we told them, 'This kid's going to play college ball,' " Lake Mead coach Jeff Newton said of Walker, who also had six assists. "After the game, I said, 'I told you.'

"It wasn't that he wasn't being defended. He was being defended, making shots that were being contested. He's a remarkable player who had a remarkable game."

Eric Rippetoe had 19 points for Lincoln County before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.

Landon Littlefield scored 33 points to lead Lake Mead. De'Quan Thompson added 18 points for the Eagles.

Contact reporter Tristan Aird at taird@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5203.