(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
The Missouri Southern men's basketball team led 60-58 with just under five minutes to go, but a 7-2 run for Rockhurst lifted the Hawks back to the lead and the Lions would not recover, falling 80-73 at Mason Halpin Fieldhouse in Kansas City tonight.
The Lions (3-2) were led in scoring by Taevaunn Prince as the senior from Toronto scored 20 points on 6-13 from the field and 7-9 from the free throw line. Prince added eight rebounds, as well. Charlie Brown added 16 points and nine boards, while DJ Feitl had 14 points. Isaac Kreuer scored 10 points and added three boards, going 4-6 from the field.
Rockhurst (3-1) was led in scoring by Malachi Nix with 23 points on 7-14 from the field and 9-11 from the charity stripe. He was one of four Hawks in double-figures.
A layup from Brown with 16:30 to go in the first half put Southern up 6-2 early on, but a three-point play from Nix tied the game at ten with 14:31 left. The Lions led for the next four minutes, but a three pointer from Alex Hagan gave Rockhurst a 17-15 lead they would hold as the Hawks took a 29-28 lead into the locker room at the break.
A three pointer from Feitl with 17:35 to go in the second half gave the Lions the lead back at 37-35 and both teams jockeyed for the lead until back-to-back buckets from Adam Fatkin gave the Hawks a three point lead at 50-47 with 10:21 to go in the game. A pair of free throws from Brown gave the Lions a 54-52 lead with 8:26 left, and a layup from Blaine Miller with 4:55 to go gave the Lions a 60-58 advantage.
However, an 11-5 run for the hawks opened up a six-point lead (71-65) with 1:50 to go and the Lions would not complete the comeback.
The Lions shot 39 percent from the field and 21 percent from long-range, but shot 79 percent from the free-throw line. Rockhurst managed 50 percent from the field and 81 percent from the charity stripe. The Lions out rebounded the Hawks 36-33, including a 15-7 advantage on the offensive boards that led to a 17-12 advantage in second-chance points.
Southern will be back in action on Saturday, November 28 when the Lions travel to Russellville, Ark. to take on Arkansas Tech. Tip off from Tucker Coliseum is slated for 3 pm.
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