The Lindenwood men's basketball team (15-16, 10-10 OVC) closed out the season with another nail-biting victory, defeating Tennessee Tech (15-16, 10-10 OVC) 76-74 on Saturday afternoon in Cookeville.

Reggie Bass had a team-high 25 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including a pair of free throws late to propel the Lions past the Golden Eagles. Jadis Jones chipped in 22 and grabbed six rebounds.

Lindenwood started the game on a 7-0 run, capped off by a Markieth Browning II three. The half turned into a back-and-forth one from there as both teams settled in on the defensive end. The Lions were up 24-23 at the 6:49 mark, but the Golden Eagles closed the half on an 8-4 run to go up 31-28 at half. Jones had a tea-leading 12 points at the break.

Jordan Wildy gave the Black and Gold their first lead of the half at 35-34 with a hook shot in the paint. Tech took their biggest lead of the second half at 48-43 with just under 14 minutes to go. The Lions hit a scoring drought midway through the final frame and Tennessee Tech went up as much as 12, 69-57 with five and a half minutes to go.

The Lions battled back, however and cut the deficit to three at 72-69 after a step back three by Reggie Bass. Bass continued his strong finish, closing the game on a personal 10-0 run. He was fouled with two seconds left and made both free throws to put Lindenwood up 76-74 with two seconds left. The Lions held on for a big road win.

The Lions are the six seed heading to the OVC Tournament and will play Morehead State on Wednesday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN+