The Lincoln men’s basketball team dug itself too big of a hole to climb out of Thursday night at the Missouri Southern Lions. The Blue Tigers fell behind by as many as 16 points in the second half before falling short in their comeback bid in an 83-77 defeat in MIAA play.
The Lincoln Blue Tigers will face an important test in MIAA play today when they travel to take on the Fort Hays State Tigers in the second leg of a conference doubleheader.
Both teams enter in the top five of the MIAA standings, as Lincoln (9-3, 4-2 MIAA) sits in a tie for fourth while Fort Hays State (10-3, 5-2) is alone in second place.
The Lincoln Blue Tigers won on the defensive end Saturday against the Central Missouri Mules at Jason Gym.
Lincoln held Central Missouri to just 32 percent shooting from the floor and used a big second half to pull away for a 62-53 victory in MIAA play.