The Missouri Southern men's basketball team held off a late rally from visiting Emporia State and the Lions defeated the Hornets 78-73 tonight on Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Southern (7-4, 4-1 MIAA) completes the double-header sweep with the Lions' women defeating the third ranked Lady Hornets earlier in the night. It was the first time the two teams have swept Emporia since the 2011 season (2/12/11).
Taevaunn Prince led the way for the Lions with 31 points and 10 rebounds, going 10-15 from the field and 11-16 from the free throw line. Charlie Brown scored 23 points and added six boards, going 6-11 from the field and 9-9 from the charity stripe. Austin Wright scored seven points and dished out five assists, tying a career-high in helpers.
Emporia (4-5, 2-2 MIAA) was led offensively by 21 points from Terrence Moore on 9-17 shooting.
A jumper from Prince gave the Lions a seven-point lead (13-6) with 14:28 left in the half, but a jumper from the Hornets' Moore cut the Southern lead to just two (15-13) two minutes later.
A jumper from Prince with 11:38 to go capped a 5-0 run for the Lions and gave the team a seven-point lead (20-13). Emporia got to within three with four minutes to go, but a 12-0 run for the Lions to end the half made the score 43-28, Southern at the break.
A layup from Prince with 15:11 left in the second half gave the Lions a 48-36 lead and a pair of free throws from Vince Fritzwith 10:44 left made the Southern lead 16 (56-40). A 28-13 run by the Hornets, however, got ESU back to within one (69-68) with 2:23 to go in the game.
A pair of free throws from DJ Feitl the next trip down pushed the lead back to three and a defensive stop, followed by a three-point play from Brown gave the Lions a 74-68 lead with 1:35 to go.
Two free throws from Brown pushed the Lions' lead to eight (76-68) with 40 seconds left, and the Lions held on for the win.
Southern shot 52 percent from the field and 38 percent from long-range, while making 79 percent of its free throws. The Lions forced 11 ESU turnovers, scoring 19 points off of the miscues.
Southern will be back in action this weekend when the Lions play host to Washburn University. Tip off is slated for 3 pm.
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