JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Lincoln women's basketball team forced overtime with a furious second half comeback, but Lindenwood did just enough defensively over the extra five minutes to beat the Blue Tigers, 81-75, on Tuesday evening (Feb. 13).

Lincoln trailed, 41-27, at halftime, and faced a 20-point deficit with 4:10 to play in the third quarter, but mounted a huge rally to get back in the ballgame. A free throw by Tyler Brown-Henderson launched the Blue Tigers onto a 10-2 run to end the period, then a layup by Bre Coleman pulled Lincoln into within single digits, 57-49, early in the fourth.

Lindenwood (13-11, 5-10 MIAA) managed to hold off the Blue Tigers until the 3:20 mark when Lincoln (3-20, 0-15 MIAA) proved it had one final good run remaining. Lajanea Kimbrough hit a layup, Coleman converted an old-fashioned three-point play and later made another bucket to pull Lincoln to within one. Brown-Henderson then hit her only three-point attempt of the evening to complete the rally and give the Blue Tigers a 67-65 advantage.

A pair of Citlali Lopez free throws extended the lead to four, but the Lady Lions hit a quick three to end the Blue Tigers' 12-0 run. Faith Brintle made a pair of shots at the line on Lincoln's next possession to get the lead back up to three, but with 11.1 seconds remaining, the Blue Tigers were called for a foul on a three-point attempt by Lindenwood, putting the Lady Lions at the line. Three free throws later, the game was tied at 71 and headed into overtime.

After shooting .552 from the floor during the second half to complete the rally from 20-points down, Lincoln was stifled in the overtime period, shooting just .222 overall while going 0-for-4 from long range. The Lady Lions attempted just two field goals in the extra session, but made both, and added six free throws to hold on for the victory.

Brintle led the Blue Tigers with 21 points, and was joined in double figures by Kimbrough with 18, Coleman with 11 and Davenport Brantley with 10. Coleman posted her sixth double-double of the season, as she grabbed 11 rebounds to pair with two steals. Brown-Henderson pulled down nine rebounds and finished with four points.

Lopez contributed seven points while Alecia Kaelke and Charnai Anderson each chipped in two apiece. Anderson also had two steals while Tempary Gunter came off the bench to grab a rebound.

Lincoln will be back on its home court on Thursday (Feb. 15) to host Central Missouri at 5:30 p.m. CST.