A 15-7 run by Arkansas Tech over the final five minutes doomed the Missouri Southern men's basketball team today as the Lions fell 75-72 on the road.
Southern (3-3) was led offensively by Taevaunn Prince as he scored 20 and pulled down 13 rebounds. Austin Wright had 14 points on 4-8 shooting from long-range, while Charlie Brown scored 13 and Greg Renfroe added 10.
ATU (3-2) was led in scoring by Tyler Corley with 14 points. Nick Wayman scored 13, while Andrew Guillory added 12.
Both teams traded buckets through most of the first half before a layup from Isaac Kreuer with 4:37 left gave the Lions a six-point advantage (25-19). A layup from Renfroe the next trip down made the advantage eight, and the Lions went into the locker room with a 30-26 lead.
Tech opened up the second half with a 13-3 run to lead by four (37-33) at the 16:56 minute mark of the second half. The Lions trailed by eight (41-33), but a layup from Renfroe with 12:29 left, capped off a 10-2 run to tie the game at 43. The Lions led 62-58 after a layup from Renfroe with 5:36 left, and led by five (65-60) after a free throw from Prince with 4:46 to go.
That was when Tech went on its game-ending run. A 6-0 run gave ATU a 66-65 lead with 3:27 left and the two teams traded leads over the next 30 seconds, before a pair of free-throws with three minutes to go gave the Wonder Boys a 68-67 lead. Neither team scored for the next 2:30, but a three pointer from Wayman gave ATU a four-point lead.
Southern got within two (71-69) after a layup from Brown with 18 seconds left, but would not get any closer. A three from Brown with one second left cut the lead to two, before a free-throw from Tech provided the final tally.
Southern shot 47 percent from the field and 43 percent from long-range. Tech had a 42-31 advantage in the paint.
The Lions will be back in action on December 3, when Southern plays host to Central Oklahoma. Tip off from Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center is slated for 7:30 pm.
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