Men's Basketball | 3/2/2017 11:19:55 PM

Kansas City, Mo. – Fourth seeded Missouri Southern held fifth seeded Fort Hays State to just .333 shooting as they earned a 76-67 quarterfinal victory.
 
The Lions had a 15-point lead going into the half and held off several second half runs by the Tigers.
 
The Lions Elyjah Clark led the way with 20 points and also pulled down eight rebounds. CJ Carr finished with 19 points. Lawrence Brown added 13 points and JJ Cratit had 12 points while Lawrence Brown had a game high nine points.
 
For the Tigers Rob Davis finished with 20 points while Kyle Kinnamon dished out seven assists. Hadley Gillum finished with nine points and Brady Werth had a team best seven rebounds.
 
MSSU will now face the winner of #1 Northwest Missouri in the second of two semifinals scheduled to start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first semifinal from Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.