The Lindenwood men's basketball team kept its hot streak alive with a 73-46 win over the Fort Hays State Tigers in St. Charles on Thursday night.
 
Lindenwood scored the first basket of the game to go up 2-0 and the team never trailed from that moment on. The Lions started the game on a 21-11 run and never looked back. Lindenwood's lead was 11 heading into the locker room.
 
The halftime break did not cool down the Lions at all. The closest the Tigers would get in the second half would be 10 and Lindenwood had the lead to up as many as 29.
 
For the fifth straight game, the Lions shot over 50 percent from the field and it was the third straight game the team has shot over 50 percent from behind the three-point line. Lindenwood shot 51 percent from the field and 54 percent from behind the arc.
 
Darris Smith led the way for the Lions scoring 12 points and dishing out five assists. Cory Arentsen was second on the team with 11 points while Chanse Creekmur chipped in with 10. Zach Biggs led the team in rebounds with nine.
 
The win was the Lions fifth straight win and improve their record to 9-6 overall and 5-2 in MIAA play. Lindenwood will have a week off before they welcome the Missouri Southern Lions next Thursday night.