GAME OVERVIEW
The Lindenwood men's basketball team (13-14, 6-9 MIAA) won its second straight MIAA road game on Saturday afternoon from Kearney, Neb., defeating the Lopers by a final score of 73-65.
Chandler Diekvoss led all scorers in the game with 25 points (10-of-11 FG), his 10th 20-point performance of the season.
With Lindenwood holding an early 7-6 lead over Nebraska-Kearney,
Brad Newman hit a jumper at the 15:33 mark of the first half to extend the Lions' lead to 9-6. Over the next 10:42 of play, Lindenwood outscored the home team by a 31-8 margin, helping to build a commanding 38-14 edge with just under five minutes remaining in the half.
The Lopers managed to close the first half on a 14-2 run of their own, trimming the Lions' lead to 40-28 at the break.
Lindenwood maintained its double-digit lead for the majority of the second half, but with 3:14 left in regulation, Nebraska-Kearney brought its deficit to nine points at 67-58.
The Lions held off the surging Lopers over the final minutes of the game, sealing their second MIAA road victory of the week with a 73-67 final.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Diekvoss led all scorers in the game with 25 points (10-of-11 FG), the 10th time this season that he has led Lindenwood in scoring.
- Over his last three games, Diekvoss is averaging 25.0 points per game, and has paced the team in scoring each time.
- Diekvoss' efficient shooting performance, hitting 10-of-11 FG (91.0 percent), was the best individual single-game shooting effort of the season for the team.
- Diekvoss led the team with eight rebounds, the 13th time this season he has secured a team-high in the category.
- Diekvoss and
Adam Pohlman each tied for the team-lead in assists with four.
- Newman scored 13 points (5-of-12 FG), while
Diego Womack added 12 points (5-of-13 FG).
- Lindenwood shot 52.7 percent (29-of-55) on its field-goal attempts, its third straight game shooting above its season average.
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will play its final road game of the season on Tuesday evening againt Lincoln. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. from Jefferson City, Mo.
