The Lindenwood men's basketball team (2-4) fell to the Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) of the Big 10 on Thursday night from Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.

Both offenses struggled to find a rhythm early as Lindenwood trailed 12-4 nine minutes into the contest. Coming out of the timeout, Lindenwood cut the deficit to 13-11 after a Robert Lewis jumper. However, the Hoosiers responded with a 14-0 run to gain some separation. The Lions trailed 34-18 at the break. Lewis led the way with four points for the Lions.

Lindenwood opened the second half on a 10-0 run, capped off by a Milos Nenedic dunk, which forced an Indiana timeout. Once again, Indiana answered with a 14-3 run of its own to go up 48-31 at the under 12. The Hoosiers continued to grow their lead going up 59-36 with just under 10 minutes to go in the game. The Lions were unable to close the gap during the final stretch of the game, falling 73-53.

Anias Futrell led all Lindenwood scorers with 12 points, including eight in the second half with the help of a few makes behind the arc. Jadis Jones also had eight points in the second half and finished the game with 10.

The Lions will be back in action on Monday, November 24, hosting Kansas City at 6:00 p.m. inside Hyland Arena