Kearney, Neb. – Senior guard Ty Danielson hit two free throws with five seconds left to help Nebraska-Kearney hold off Lindenwood, 67-64, Thursday night in St. Charles, Mo.

The Lopers (9-10, 5-5) win a third straight game by 10 points or less and pick up its first road win since November 17. Meanwhile, the Lions (13-7, 5-6) fall to 5-4 at home.

UNK led all 40 minutes but had to hang on after senior forward Trey Lansman (Harlan, Ia.) fouled out with 1:42 remaining. Picking up his fifth foul on a charge call, he managed his 11th double double (18 points and 10 rebounds) of the year, one of the highest totals in NCAA Division II.

The Lopers seemingly were in control up 65-58 with 2:20 left but three turnovers and a missed shot followed. Lindenwood took advantage, scoring the next five points and then seeing junior forward Chandler Diekvoss go to the line with seven seconds left. The second of two steals setup Diekvoss, a former Division I redshirt at Richmond.

The Lions came in shooting just 70 percent at the line and that issue cropped up again as they finished 13 of 20 (65 percent). Diekvoss badly missed the first free throw but made the second. Forty-five seconds earlier, junior guard Adam Pohlman went one of two at the line; he came shooting 59 percent on the season.

Danielson (York), an 84 percent free throw shooter, was fouled in the back court and made those two freebies to complete the scoring. With no timeouts remaining, LWU threw a long pass that junior Brad Newman caught. His potential game-tying three was well off the mark.

"When Trey went out you get a little nervous but guys stepped up and Ty hit two really big free throws," said Loper head coach Kevin Lofton. "It was nice to see Yashua (Trent) out there running around again. He gave us some penetration into the lane that we hadn't been getting. He did a good job for being out as long as he has."

Going 11 of 12 at the line and 24 of 50 from the field (48 percent), UNK got a big game from Bellevue sophomore forward AJ Jackson. Over 32 minutes he went 5 of 8 from the field to tie his season-high of 10 points. He also had six rebounds (three offensive) and a steal.

Off the bench, Danielson went for 11 points, three assists, two steals and two rebounds. Seeing game action for the first time since December 19, Trent (Chicago) had eight points, four assists and four rebounds in 25 minutes.

"Defensively we played pretty well. Our guys got down and guarded with the exception of transition early in the first half. They hit some threes and we just weren't talking and getting matched up like we needed to," said Lofton. "In the second half, we got that problem solved and also made an adjustment on how we were guarding their post players."

Lindenwood was 5 of 9 from behind the arc in the first half to hang around but missed all five of its treys in the second half. UNK came in as the MIAA leader in three point defense, allowing just six makes per game.

Pohlman, averaging 7.2 points on the year, went for a team-high 22 thanks to 8 of 11 (3 of 3 threes) shooting). Newman (12) was the only other Lion in double figures; Diekvoss (four) was held 11 points below his season average.

UNK heads to Lincoln on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Tigers (10-10, 4-7) blasted Fort Hays State tonight, 77-56.