Men's Basketball | 1/6/2014 10:47:00 PM
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January 6, 2014-The Emporia State men were tied with Lindenwood at 58-58 but the Lions hit 11 of their final 12 free throws to take a 76-63 win over the Hornets on Monday night in St. Charles, Mo.
The Hornets jumped out to an 8-2 lead at teh 16:29 mark thanks to six points from Terrence Moore. There were four ties and three lead changes in the first half before the Lions settled in for a 35-32 advantage at the break.
Lindenwood was up 56-49 with 8:21 remaining in the game when Emporia State went on a 9-2 run to tie the game at 58 with 6:04 left. McWisdom Badejo capped the run with layup and had a chance to give the Hornets the lead with a free throw that rimmed out. The Lions responded with an 11-1 run to take a ten point lead with 2:45 left. They then converted seven of eight free throws in the final 2:25 to hold off the Hornets.
Terrence Moore led Emporia State with 16 points and was joined in double figures by Kaleb Wright with 15 and Gavin Brown with 12 points.
The Hornets are back in action on Wednesday night when they host Missouri Western. Tip-off from Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium is set for 7:30 p.m.
