LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Lindenwood men's basketball (14-14, 9-8 OVC) clinched their spot in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships after an overtime win at Little Rock ( 17-11, 11-6 OVC) by a final score of 93-92. This marked the first time since Lindenwood's inaugural season that they have made the OVC Tournament and have won back-to-back overtime games.

"Resilient effort form everyone tonight to get a big road win," said head coach Kyle Gerdeman after Thursday night's victory. "We have continued to improve week by week, and that's what I enjoy the most about this team."

Five Lions scored in double-figures on Thursday at Little Rock including a team-high 19 points from Reggie Bass. With 2.9 seconds remaining, Bass was fouled on an attempted three to put him at the line where he made all three shots to give Lindenwood the one. This marked the second time this season Bass has ended a game making the final three free throws to give LU the win (52-51 win at UT Martin). Bass shot 6-16 from the field while making three threes.

The reigning OVC Freshman of the Week Jadis Jones has now scored in double-figures in six of his last seven games after scoring 18 points on 7-15 shooting. His freshman counter-part Aly Tounkara had his first career double-double after scoring a career-high 15 points while grabbing 11 rebounds. LU out-rebounded Little Rock 39-30 on Thursday. Of Tounkara's 11 rebounds, five were on the offensive glass. He was also a perfect 7-7 from the field.

Anias Futrell (17 points) and Markeith Browning II (16 points) combined to shoot 6-11 from long range as the Lions used the three-point shot to defeat Little Rock. Lindenwood shot 9-24 from long-range while Little Rock went 3-14. Both players also grabbed eight rebounds in the win.

Lindenwood shot 34-68 (50.0% FG) from the floor marking the eighth time this season the Lions have shot at least 50.0%. In those eight games, the Lions are a perfect 8-0. The Lions' nine made threes are the fifth most in a single game this season. LU's 93 points are also the most scored vs. an OVC opponent this season.

It was a quick start for the Trojans as the started the game with a quick 6-0 run before Bass got the scoring underway for Lindenwood with a three-pointer. After trailing by seven with 17:03 left, Lindenwood went on a stretch where they shot 10-11 from the floor including an 8-8 stretch as they took their first lead at the 11:22 mark after a Futrell three.

Lindenwood stretched out their lead to seven on three different occasions but the Trojans ended the half on a 6-2 run as the Lions led 41-38 at the break. It marked the most points that the Lions have scored in the first half since scoring 41 against SEMO earlier this season. Browning II led the way at the half with 12 points as LU scored 10 points off of six Trojan turnovers.

The Lions offense kept clicking in the second half as they built out a game-high 11 point lead with 11:57 remaining. Little Rock came storming back with a 15-3 run of their own to re-take the lead inside the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans led with 6:45 left by two.

After trailing by six with 3:08 left, Lindenwood kept the Little Rock offense quiet storming back to take the lead at 77-76 off a Tounkara tip-in layup. Browning II would make two free throws with 15 seconds left in regular to give LU a three-point lead but Isaiah Lewis snapped a 1-11 three-point shooting night for LR to force overtime.

Tounkara scored the first basket in regular with a tip-in layup, but the Trojans took advantage of a technical foul on Lindenwood and a basket on their next possession to take four-point lead with 3:11 remaining. Jones and Futrell then made back-to-back buckets to tie the game at 85-85.

With the Lions trailing by two with 12 second remaining, Bass took a three-pointer for the win but was fouled by Ante Beljan with 2.9 left on the clock. Bass then nailed all three free throws to help LU clinch a berth in the OVC Championships that will be held in Evansville, Ind. on March 5th-8th.

Lindenwood continues their road trip on Saturday, Feb. 22nd as they take on SEMO in the Show Me Center at 3:45 p.m. CT. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.