GAME OVERVIEW
The Lindenwood men's basketball team (11-9, 4-4 MIAA) secured an 85-80 overtime victory over Central Oklahoma on Thursday evening from Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo. Brad Newman scored a career-high 42 points in the victory for the Lions.

Lindenwood trailed Central Oklahoma 39-35 with under one minute to play in the first half. Newman picked up five points in the final 35 seconds of play, including a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lions a 40-39 lead heading into halftime.

Lindenwood began the second half on a 13-6 run, and took an eight-point lead with 15:53 remaining in regulation. However, the Lions lead was short lived, as the Bronchos tied the game at 56-56 with 12:11 to play.

Shortly after tying the score, Central Oklahoma took a lead, which it would hold into the closing seconds of the game. The Bronchos held a 76-73 lead with only 13 seconds remaining.

Just as he did near the end of the first half, Newman connected on a game-tying three-pointer with just seven seconds showing on the clock, eventually pushing the game to overtime.

Lindenwood controlled the pace of play in the extra period, outscoring the visitors by a 9-4 margin over the five minutes of play. Lindenwood scored seven of its points at the free-throw line, including five points from Newman.

In the end, Lindenwood held off Central Oklahoma in overtime by a score of 85-80.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Newman finished the game with a career-high 42 points on 12-of-19 shooting, including five made three-pointers.
- Newman made 13 of his 15 free-throw attempts.
- Newman became Lindenwood's first 40-point scorer since Cory Arentsen scored 40 points versus Lincoln on Feb. 27, 2016.
- Diego Womack also set a new career-high with a 17-point effort (8-of-13 FG). Womack added a team-leading seven rebounds.
- Lindenwood won the rebounding battle, 33-30.
- The Lions shot 52.7 percent from the field (29-of-55).

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Lance Randall
"That was back-to-back games in which we have made plays and managed to close out a close game," said Coach Randall. "Newman played like an All-American tonight. His three-pointer to tie the game late was clutch basketball at its finest. He carried us on both sides of the ball down the stretch. Womack was very good offensively, and Dominique anchored our defense all night. We got stops in the final two minutes and then in overtime and were able to separate. Our crowd was great and I know they gave us a boost when we should have been exhausted. I am proud of the resiliency we are starting to show, and I am happy for our guys that they were able to get this win in front of their classmates in the crowd."

UP NEXT
Lindenwood will wrap up its two-game homestand on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The Lions will host the Northeastern State RiverHawks.