The Lindenwood men's basketball team (9-12, 5-8 GLVC) lost a nail biter by a 75-74 margin to Drury (6-11, 3-6 GLVC) on Saturday inside Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo. on Senior Day.
 
GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood got out to a strong start on Saturday by playing solid in the defensive end.  Brandon Trimble put the Lions ahead 15-4 after knocking down one of his five made three pointers.  Later in the first half, Trimble caught fire and hit a long-range shot to made it a 26-17 lead with 6:04 remaining.
 
Drury began to chip a way, and took a one-point lead with 1:57 to go in the opening half.  Kevin Caldwell Jr. scored a three-point bucket near the end of the half to make it a 33-33 tie at the break.  Trimble was 4-of-6 from behind the arc in the first half, as the Lions made 5-of-14 as a team.
 
The second half continued to be tightly-contested with both teams picking up the pace on offense.  Romelo Burrell put the Lions in front 40-37 after hitting a three-point shot with 16:34 on the clock.  Less than two minutes later, Burrell put Lindenwood up by five points with another shot from deep.  Near the halfway point of the second half, Trimble made a strong driving layup to make it a five-point game, and later hit a three-point shot at the 8:02 mark to make it a 67-59 ballgame.
 
The Panthers slowly clawed back, and a three-pointer at the 2:17 mark put Drury in the lead by a 73-71 margin.  Brandon Suggs knocked down a pair of free throws to tie the game with two minutes remaining, but the Panthers hit two of their own to regain a two-point lead.  Lindenwood answered with just one made at the charity stripe, but Drury held on for the slim 75-74 win in St. Charles, Mo.
 
Drury knocked down 6-of-9 from behind the arc in the second half, and outscored Lindenwood in the paint by a margin of 20-10.  Trimble made half of the teams three-point buckets, as he ended the game 5-of-8 from three-point range.  Burrell dropped 13 points and grabbed eight boards, as he added two assists, two steals, and two blocks.
 
GAME LEADERS
Brandon Suggs (12 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK, 4-4 FG, 4-4 FT)
Brandon Trimble (17 PTS, 5-8 3FG, 6-9 FG)
Jacoby Ross (20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST)
 
QUOTABLE
"That was a good February matchup today, unfortunately we came up short," said head coach Kyle Gerdeman.  Our guys put us in position to win on the last possession, and I've always said that's all I can ask for.  Winning is the big prize, but put us in the same position on Monday and the rest of the year, and we will have a great finish."
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will head to Indianapolis, Ind. on Monday to take on UIndy at 7:00 p.m.