A 25-13 run during the second half pushed the Missouri Southern basketball team over visiting Benedictine 63-48 tonight on Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Southern (3-3) was led by Blaine Miller's 18 points as he went 5-6 from the field, 4-5 from long-range and 4-4 from the free-throw line, while pulling down six boards. Cameron Cornelius scored 12 points, while Greg Renfroeadded seven points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Benedictine (7-1) had a pair of players with 12 points each in Jonathan Anaekwe and Jake Schannuth.
Both teams traded baskets early on in the game, but a three from Taylor Lustor tied the game at ten with 10:19 left in the half, and the Lions went on to go on a 13-1 run to take a 20-11 lead after a three from Cornelius with 6:28 to go in the half.
The Ravens, however, answered back and went ahead 21-20 after a three from Jake Schannuth with 4:38 to go. The game was tied at 21 and 23, but a three from Blaine Miller with 1:26 to go put the Lions up 26-23 and Southern took a 26-25 lead into the locker room.
A three from Miller with just under 14 minutes to go in the second half gave the Lions a 33-31 lead and a fast-break layup from Cornelius off a full-court pass from Luster put Southern up 35-32 a minute later. A three from Miller the next trip down pushed the lead to six (38-32) and a bucket from Miller with 9:50 to go made the score 42-34.
A three-pointer from Charlie Brown with 7:51 to go pushed the Lions' lead to 47-36 and a three from Miller with just under four to go gave the Lions a 52-44 lead. A fast-break layup from Cornelius off an assist from Luster gave the Lions a 13 point lead (57-44) 2:37 to go and a layup from Renfroe mixed with a freebie from Renfroe with just under two to go put the Lions' lead at 60-46.
The Lions scored 22 points off of 16 Ravens' turnovers, and the Southern bench out scored Benedictine 30-10. Southern out rebounded Benedictine 39-29 and the Lions shot 42 percent from the field, while hitting 44 percent of their three-pointers and 71 percent of their free-throws.
Southern will be back in action this weekend as the Lions will travel to San Antonio for the St. Mary's Classic. The Lions will take on St. Mary's at 3 pm on Friday afternoon and face-off with Midwestern State at 3 pm on Saturday.
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