Men's Basketball | 3/8/2019 4:31:12 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fifth-seeded Lincoln outlasted Fourth-seeded Fort Hays State 74-68 in the MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2019 MIAA Basketball Championships are presented by MoDOT’s Buckle Up, Phone Down campaign.
A three-pointer by Terrance Smith with 46 seconds left provided the final push to send the Blue Tigers to the MIAA semifinal for the first time since 1987. LU’s Grant Olsson and Jonell Burton combined for 55 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Fort Hays State was led by Aaron Nicholson’s 18 points.
Lincoln advances to play top-seeded Northwest Missouri in the MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals on Saturday, March 9 at 12 p.m.
NOTABLES
-Ni’Sean Rigmaiden record 11 assists for the Blue Tigers, the most in the 2019 MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship
-LU shot 50 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from the three-point arc
-Lincoln head coach John Mosely improved his record in the MIAA Championship to 3-3
-FHSU forced 13 turnovers in the game
-The Tigers outscored Lincoln 24-2 off the bench
-Fort Hays State has qualified for the MIAA Quarterfinal in each of the last three seasons