KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Top-seeded Fort Hays State pulled away in the final seven minutes and defeated Missouri Southern 79-60 Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the men’s MIAA Postseason Tournament at Municipal Auditorium.
The Lions trailed 62-58 after Jordan Talbert’s 3-point goal and Cameron Cornelius’ layup with 7:02 remaining, but they didn’t score again until R.J. Leverette hit a shot in the lane with 58 seconds left. In between, the Tigers ran off 14 points.
Marquis Addison led the Lions with 13 points – all in the first half. Jordan Talbert had 11 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots, and R.J. Leverette scored 10 and had five assists.
The Lions finish with a 13-15 season record.
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March 7, 2013
MSSU loses to Fort Hays State
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Gorillas stay alive with 3-1 win over UCO
Matt Hicks/Special to The Globe Pittsburg State shortstop Evan Thomas turns a double play during an MIAA postseason tournament game Thursday.
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Rutledge retiring after national track and field competition
Missouri Southern men's track and field coach Tom Rutledge (left), shown with athletics director Jared Bruggeman and women's track and field coach Patty Vavra, will retire after 24 years at MSSU.
Patty Vavra knows it’s going to happen at some point during the next school year.
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