Kansas City, Mo. -- Fifth seeded Pittsburg State used .519 shooting to knock of fourth seeded Lindenwood 74-55 in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

For the Gorillas Devon Branch led the way scoring 15 points while Dakota Jones and Trevor Gregory each had 13 points. Lamine Deing added 11 points on the afternoon and Javis Flynn had six rebounds and five assists. On the glass Josiah Gustafson led the way pulling down a team best eight rebounds.

For the Lions Cory Arentsen led the way with a double-double scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Chanse Creekmur was also in double figures scoring 10 points on the afternoon. Darris Smith led the way for the team by dishing out five assists.