Ajay Lawton and Myzeah Batie-Gaddy scored 17 points apiece Saturday as Kirkwood defeated Iowa Lakes, 81-65, in a junior college men's basketball game at Johnson Hall.

Joe Tagarelli pitched in 14 points for the Eagles (16-9, 7-4).

Latrell Love scored 14 points for Iowa Lakes (16-8, 7-4).

IOWA LAKES (65): Golong 1 2-2 5, So 0 0-0 0, Harmon 1 2-2 5, Bailey 1 0-0 3, Parks 2 2-2 6, McKinley 2 2-4 6, Boggs 3 0-0 8, Neff 2 0-0 4, Makris 0 0-0 0, Sloter 2 0-0 6, Janssen 4 0-0 8, Love 5 4-7 14. Totals 23 12-17 65.

KIRKWOOD (81): Atwater 0 0-0 0, Lawton 3 10-11 17, Lassen 1 5-8 8, Fuller 3 3-5 10, Currie 3 0-1 6, Weeks 0 1-2 1, Olson 0 2-2 2, Bussell 2 0-0 6, Batie-Gaddy 8 0-0 17, Ward 0 0-0 0, Tagarelli 6 2-2 14, Uwadiae 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 23-31 81.

Halftime - Iowa Lakes 30, Kirkwood 29. 3-point goals - Iowa Lakes 7 (Boggs 2, Sloter 2, Golong 1, Harmon 1, Bailey 1), Kirkwood 6 (Bussell 2, Lawton 1, Lassen 1, Fuller 1, Batie-Gaddy 1).