St. Joseph, Mo. - The 22nd ranked Missouri Southern men's basketball team got 32 points and 12 rebounds from Cam Martin, while the team went 27-30 from the free throw line and the Lions won at Missouri Western 84-73 Thursday night inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.
Southern (17-4, 8-3 MIAA) was led by Martin's 13thdouble-double of the season and sixth in a row. He went 8-of-14 from the field and 14-of-16 from the free throw line. Parker Jennings scored 13, while Elyjah Clark had 12, Reggie Tharp had 11 and Kinzer Lambert scored 10. Clark added 10 rebounds for a double-double of his own.
Western (9-12, 3-7 MIAA) got 20 points and seven rebounds from Lavon Hightower, while Bryan Hudson scored 16 and pulled down a team-high nine boards.
A pair of freebies for Martin with 14:56 left in the first half gave the Lions a 10-5 lead, while a three from Clark pushed the lead to 17-11 with 12:16 to go. Western tied the score at 20 with 8:39 left in the half, but three free throws from Jennings pushed the lead for Southern back to 25-20 just a minute later.
A three from Hightower got the Griffons within two (29-27) with 3:28 to go in the half, but the Lions went on a 6-2 run to lead 37-29 with just more than a minute to play. Southern took a 37-31 lead into the locker room at the break.
A jumper from Braelon Walker with 13:12 left in the second half gave the Lions a 55-48 lead, but a bucket from the Griffons with just inside of ten minutes left cut the Lions' lead to one (57-56). Western again cut the lead to one with 6:52 to go, but the Lions went on a 9-2 run and led 71-63 after a pair of freebies from Martin with 2:51 to go in the game.
Southern would make its free throws down the stretch, making 15-of-16 in the final three minutes of play. The Lions shot 40 percent from the field and 90 percent from the free throw line, making 27-of-30 in the game. Southern out rebounded the Griffons 42-38 and led for more than 35 minutes of the game.
The Lions are back in action on Saturday as Southern travels to 2nd ranked Northwest Missouri. Tip off from Bearcat Arena is set for 3:30 pm.
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