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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Lyon College men's basketball team held Missouri Baptist scoreless for the final seven minutes of the game until the Spartans hit a three as time expired as the Scots earned a 58-53 American Midwest Conference road win on Saturday afternoon.

Lyon improved to 2-2 (2-0 AMC), while MBU dropped to 5-5 (1-1 AMC).

The two teams appeared evenly matched for much of the first half as neither side led by more than four points until back-to-back buckets gave the Spartans a 29-21 lead with 4:36 remaining. Dominique Loyd opened up an 11-0 run for the Scots over the next four minutes as Lyon took a 32-29 lead. MBU knocked down a pair of free throws just before the end of the half.

Much like the start of the first half, the second half had the same script as neither side led by more than four until a three-pointer by the Spartans' Brendon Hardy gave MBU a 49-44 lead. MBU split a pair of free throws with 7:17 remaining to put the Spartans ahead, 50-47. The Scots clamped down defensively from there as a three-point play by Winston Peace opened up an 11-0 run over the next seven minutes. MBU ended the drought with another three by Hardy as the final buzzer sounded with the Scots earning a five-point win.

Cole Anderson and Loyd led the Scots in scoring with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

The Scots held MBU to 35.8% shooting from the field for the game, including just 26.7% in the second half.

Lyon will end its three-game AMC road trip on Tuesday at (RV) Central Baptist College. Tip-off for Tuesday's game has been moved up to 5:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski
870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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