LINCOLN, Ill. - The Mount Mercy men's basketball team cruised to a 33-point point lead in the second half Monday night and settled for a 93-80 victory over Lincoln Christian in an NAIA game at Gaston Arena.

The 22nd-ranked Mustangs won their eighth game in a row and raised their record to 18-5.

CJ Parker scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Mount Mercy. Alex Houston contributed 15 points and seven rebounds. Mychael Brawner-Henley finished with a double-double for the Mustangs with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Michael Fisher made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points for Lincoln Christian (5-14).

MOUNT MERCY (93): Wagner 2 0-0 6, Ford 1 2-2 4, Parker 5 8-8 20, Brawner-Henley 4 3-4 12, Allen 2 2-4 6, Houston 5 5-6 15, Murdock 2 2-2 8, Villagrana 1 1-4 4, Julien 2 0-0 4, Frazier 0 0-0 0, Mallett 0 0-0 0, Koeppel 2 3-4 8, Blohm 0 0-0 0, Anderson 3 0-0 6. Totals 29 26-38 93.

LINCOLN CHRISTIAN (80): Street 1 2-2 4, Suero 3 4-5 11, Brown 4 0-0 9, Gifford 3 4-4 11, Thompson 3 4-4 12, Mileur 0 0-0 0, Lazarre 0 0-0 0, Hopkins 4 0-0 10, Fisher 8 2-2 23, Tefft 0 0-0 0, Pristach 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 16-17 80.

Halftime - Mount Mercy 47, Lincoln Christian 31. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 9 (Wagner 2, Parker 2, Murdock 2, Brawner-Henley 1, Villagrana 1, Koeppel 1), Lincoln Christian 12 (Fisher 5, Hopkins 2, Thompson 2, Suero 1, Brown 1, Gifford 1).