Russellville, Ark. – The Missouri Southern men's basketball team had a rough night from the floor as the Lions fell 74-54 on the road at Arkansas Tech inside Tucker Coliseum.
 
The Lions (2-3) were led by Lawson Jenkins with 14 points, while Stan Scott scored 12 and Alex Jones and Winston Dessesow had ten points each. Scott had 13 rebounds, a pair of assists and four steals, while Dessesow had a team-high four assists.
 
Arkansas Tech (2-1) had four in double-figures, led by 14 points each from Czar Perry and Taelon Peter.
 
The Wonderboys scored the first points, but the Lions scored nine-straight points to force an ATU timeout five minutes into the game. Arkansas Tech answered back and went on its own 9-0 run to take an 11-9 lead with 12 minutes to go.
 
ATU led 20-14 with 5:34 to go and 24-16 with 3:18 left on the clock, before a three from Jenkins cut the lead to five (24-19). The Wonderboys finished the final three minutes of the half on a 4-2 run to lead 28-21 at the break.
 
Christian Bundy scored the first points of the second half to get the Lions within five (28-23), but the Wonderboys opened up a 36-23 lead at the 16-minute mark of the 2^nd half. A bucket from ATU with 11:43 left made the score 44-27 and the Wonderboys would close it out.
 
Southern will be back in action this Saturday as the Lions play host to John Brown University. Tip off from Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center is set for 3:30 pm.