Linn-Mar Boys Basketball

Roth, Lassen lead Linn-Mar past Xavier

Jimmy Roth and Matt Lassen combined for 23 points and led Linn-Mar past Xavier, 52-44, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at Xavier's Ron Thillen Gymnasium.

Roth and Lassen scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the Lions (9-8, 8-4).

Xavier (8-9, 4-8) was paced by Adam McDermott with 14 points and Matt Nelson chipped in with 12.  Nelson was a force on the boards and had some clutch hook shots to help his field goal shooting.

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Lassen will not play ball at Albany

Linn-Mar senior Matt Lassen has changed his mind and will not play Division I basketball at the State University of New York at Albany, according to a story by Iowa Prep Sports Thursday.

Lassen committed to Albany last season as a junior. He did not sign a national letter-of-intent with Albany this past November, but recently told the Metro Sports Report he planned to sign with Albany this spring.

Lassen, a 6-foot-5 guard, told Iowa Prep Sports that he's decided he wants to play college basketball closer to home.

Lassen is averaging 12 points per game and scored 20 in a 70-50 victory over Kennedy Tuesday night.

Lassen, Roth pace Lions by Cougars

Matt Lassen and Jimmy Roth have a lot in common.

Both of them are talented 6-foot-5 seniors, both of them will continue their basketball careers in college next season, and both of them have spent most of their high school careers as complementary role players on highly successful Linn-Mar teams.

Their roles have changed this season, however. Now they have to be leaders as the Lions aim for their 10th straight trip to the Class 4A state tournament.

If Lassen and Roth keep playing like they did Tuesday night, they might get there.

Lassen tossed in 20 points and Roth scored 17 as Linn-Mar bopped Kennedy, 70-50, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Kennedy.

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No.4 Bobcats hold off Linn-Mar boys

DUBUQUE - Linn-Mar's Matt Lassen scored 19 points but Western Dubuque used a late flurry and the No.4 Bobcats pulled away from the Lions for a 61-51 win Saturday in boys basketball at Loras College.

TJ Lake scored 19 points to lead Western Dubuque (17-0). Nick Webber and Brendan McCoy added 13 points apiece.

Jimmy Roth chipped in with 13 points for Linn-Mar (7-8).

Linn-Mar held a 29-26 lead at halftime and the score was tied at 40-40 after three quarters.

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