February 13, 2016-In a game that saw eight ties and six lead changes, the Emporia State men could not come up with a final push in a 76-70 loss at Lincoln on Saturday.
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HALF OF RUNS
Both teams had several big runs in the game. Lincoln jumped out to an 11-5 lead to open the game, only to see Emporia State use a 12-0 run to take a 27-17 lead with 8:21 left in the half. The Hornets had a 12 point lead with 5:31 left but the Blue Tigers surged back with a 10-0 run of their own to pull within 364-32 with 2:54 left in the half. Emporia State got back to back scores from Terrence Moore to go up by seven with 1:48 left nad settled into a 39-34 lead at the break.
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SECOND HALF RUNS
The second period was much like the first with Emporia State leading by six early only to see Lincoln use a 9-0 run to take a six point lead with 12:39 left. The Hornets answered with a 10-0 run to take a 59-55 lead with 9:30 remaining in the game. There would be three ties and three lead changes over the remainder of the game with the Blue Tigers ending the game on an 8-2 run in the final 1:19 with six of the points coming off the free throw line.
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THE NUMBERS
Terrence Moore led Emporia State with 24 points and was joined in double figures by Kevin Allen with a career high 13 points. The Hornets shot 55.2% from the field, connecting on 16 of 29 shots but were just seven of 12 from the free throw line.  Lincoln hit 21 of 51 from the field for 41.2% but capitalized at the line, hitting 27 of 35 charities.
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UP NEXT
The Hornets return to White Auditorium to take on Central Oklahoma. Tip-off on Wednesday, Feb. 17 is set for 7:30 p.m.
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