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SPRINGFIELD — The Lincoln Blue Tigers used a 16-0 run at the end of the first and beginning of the second quarter Tuesday afternoon and never looked back, running away with an 85-73 victory against the Truman State Bulldogs in the Thanksgiving Classic at Drury University.
The Lincoln Blue Tigers bounced back from a slow start and dominated the final three quarters in Thursday night’s 73-56 victory against the Rogers State Hillcats in MIAA women’s basketball play. Rogers State hit five of its first eight shots on the night, but the Blue Tigers held the Hillcats to just 15-for-48 shooting the rest of the way.
The Lincoln men’s and women’s basketball teams begin their weekend road trip tonight with an MIAA doubleheader against the Rogers State Hillcats. The women’s game tips off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men’s contest at 7:30 p.m.