ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Lindenwood men's basketball (9-22, 3-15 OVC) end their season with a 67-49 loss against the Ohio Valley Conference Co-regular season champion Morehead State (23-8, 14-4 OVC) in Morehead, Ky. LU ends their second Division I season with a 9-22 overall record.

"Not how we wanted it to end from a win/loss standpoint, but our work ethic for success was always there this year," said head coach Kyle Gerdeman. "Through the winning and losing, this group has grown our program from year one to year two and into year three. I'm proud of how we competed today, and I'm proud how this group finished this season. I know our future is bright."

Keenon Cole was the lone double-figure scorer for the Lions posting 19 points in his final game at Lindenwood. He shot 6-14 from the field including two triples. Darius Beane also scored eight points in his final game at LU.

The Lions started the game on a 4-0 run with shots from Cole and Beane, but the Eagles offense went on an 8-0 run from that point on and never lost the lead. Cole had an early 10 points for the Lions trailing 24-18 with 6:08 left in the first half.

At the half, Lindenwood trailed 36-25. The Lions were held to 9-23 (39.1%) shooting from the field while Cole had a team-high 12 points at the break. Morehead State shot 43.3% in the first half including 13 points from their leading scorer Riley Minix.

Lindenwood's offense kept fighting coming out of the break trailing 45-34 with 15:52 remaining in the game. After the 14:00 minute mark, both teams struggled from the field going scoreless until MSU hit a jumper to go up 49-38.

Morehead State kept the Lions in check down the stretch limiting the Lions to just one field goal in the final seven minutes of the game. LU went 10-27 from the field in the second half as MSU pulled away to end the game with a score of 67-49.

Nathan Johnson Jr. scored eight points off the bench going 4-11 from the field. Johnson was coming off an 18-point performance in the win over Southern Indiana on Thursday. Jaylon McDaniel also chipped in five points to end his first season with the Lions.

The Ohio Valley Conference Tournament starts this week in Evansville, Ind. For more information go to ovcsports.com.