The Lindenwood men's basketball team had its lowest offensive output of the season on Saturday afternoon at Hyland Arena, and the squad fell to Missouri Southern by a 71-55 margin.
 
Lindenwood shot just 37.5 percent from the field, including 28.1 percent in the second half when Missouri Southern pulled away in the contest. Lindenwood was also just 25 percent from three-point range, and shot less than 50 percent from the free-throw line.
 
Missouri Southern shot 47.2 percent from the field, including 62.5 percent in the second half. Missouri Southern outrebounded Lindenwood by seven boards, and had one more three-pointer and seven more made free throws in the game.
 
Neither team led for more than four points for the first 14 minutes, but Missouri Southern used an 8-0 run to stretch its lead to double-figures. Lindenwood ended the half though on an 11-3 run and trailed by just four at halftime by a 35-31 margin.
 
Lindenwood came out cold in the second half, which allowed Missouri Southern to score the first six points of the half. For much of the final 20 minutes, Missouri Southern's lead bounced back between seven and 12 points. Lindenwood's last chance to get back into the game came with under seven minutes remaining. Dominique Dobbs had a dunk and LJ McIntosh followed with a three-pointer to get Missouri Southern's lead down to seven. Lindenwood went nearly five minutes without a field goal after that, which allowed Missouri Southern to go on an 11-1 run that clinched the game for it.
 
Lindenwood had seven more bench points in the game, largely due to Jackson Price having a team-high 11 points. He hit three three-pointers and also had two assists and one steal. Brenon Larson-Gulsvig had double-figure points with 11. Adam Pohlman tied his season-high with eight rebounds, which was a team-high. He and Bakari Triggs both led Lindenwood with three assists apiece.
 
Lindenwood falls to 9-3 on the season and 1-1 in MIAA action. The Lions return to the court next Saturday for a 7 p.m. game at Washburn.