Emporia, Kan. -- Emporia State outscored the Lions 53-46 in the second half and shot 55 percent in the game and the Missouri Southern men's basketball team couldn't overcome a cold-shooting night and fell 92-85 to the Hornets inside White Auditorium tonight.
Southern (11-8, 5-5 MIAA) was led in scoring by CJ Carr with 20 points. JJ Cratit had 19 points and seven rebounds, while Elyjah Clark had a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. Kinzer Lambert had a career-high 18 points off the bench, playing 31 minutes.
ESU (10-8, 6-3 MIAA) had five score in double-figures, led by 18 points and 18 rebounds from Garin Vandiver. Jevon Taylor scored 18 points off the bench.
The Hornets had a seven-point lead (14-7) at the 12-minute mark of the first half, but the Lions fought back and went on a 12-2 run and led 19-16 after a pair of freebies from Cratit with 8:36 to go. A layup from Cratit with 7:30 to go pushed the lead to five (23-18) and a three from Carr with 5:16 left in the half gave the Lions their largest lead at six (30-24).
The Hornets, however, answered back and went on a 13-9 run over the final five minutes and the two teams went into the locker room tied at 39.
Southern tied the game at 47 with 14:32 to go in the second half after an offensive board and a layup from Vince Fritz. A layup from Cratit with 13:36 to go in the game capped a 12-4 run by the Lions and gave Southern a 51-47 lead.
A jumper from the Hornets tied the game at 51 with 12:34 to go and a three from Taylor gave ESU a 54-41 lead the Hornets would not relinquish. ESU pushed its lead to 11 with 7:07 left and led by as many as 12 with 2:19 to go.
The Lions made a late push and get to within five (88-83) after a jumper from Carr with 54 seconds left, but couldn't get any closer.
Southern shot 40 percent from the field and 27 percent from long range, making 74 percent of its free throws. ESU made 55 percent from the field, including 68 percent in the second half alone. The Hornets made 60 percent of their three-point attempts in the game.
The Lions out-rebounded ESU 41-40 and forced 17 Hornets' turnovers, but couldn't capitalize on the miscues, only scoring 16 points off of turnovers. The Lions had 20 offensive rebounds and scored 20 second-chance points on the night.
Southern will be back in action on Wednesday night as the Lions play host to Northeastern State. Tip off from Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center is slated for 7:30 pm.
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