Men's Basketball | 3/8/2019 8:10:00 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sixth-seeded Pittsburg State knocked off third-seeded Missouri Southern, 89-80, 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.
The Gorillas built a 12-point halftime lead and shot 51.5 percent in the first half to knock off rival Missouri Southern. PSU had four different players score in double-figures led by Grant Lozoya’s 23 points. MSSU had double-double’s from Cam Martin (25 points and 11 rebounds) and Kinzer Lambert (17 points and 15 rebounds).
Pittsburg State advances to play second-seeded Washburn in the MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals on Saturday, March 9 at 2:15 p.m.
NOTABLES
-Pittsburg State head coach Kim Anderson became the first coach in the association’s history to take two different schools to the MIAA Basketball Championship Semifinals
-PSU scored 40 points in the paint
-The Gorillas will make their 12th appearance in the MIAA Semifinals, first since 2015
-Missouri Southern scored 52 points in the second half
-MSSU’s Cam Martin scored 13 of his 25 points at the free-throw line
-Jeff Boschee has led the Lions to at least the quarterfinals of the MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship in all five of his seasons as head coach