Artese Stapleton’s basket with less than second remaining Sunday afternoon lifted the Lincoln Blue Tigers to a 74-72 victory against the Central Missouri Mules in MIAA men’s basketball action. The basket capped a second-half comeback by the Blue Tigers, who trailed 55-42 with a little less than 12 minutes to play.
The Lincoln Blue Tigers knew they had a big opportunity Saturday with the defending MIAA champions and seventh-ranked Central Oklahoma Bronchos in town. The Blue Tigers also know they let one slip away, as the Bronchos used a big 19-3 run to close the first half en route to picking up 78-63 victory at Jason Gym.
The 3s fell early for the Ichabods. Washburn connected on 55 percent (5-of-9) of its 3-point attempts in the first half to build to a 77-61 MIAA win Thursday night against the Lincoln Blue Tigers at Jason Gym.