Box Score MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The No. 23 Freed-Hardeman Lions went on a 22-3 run over the last 6:30 of the first half on their was to a 70-50 road win over Auburn University at Montgomery on Friday night.
Of the 22 points in that key run, FHU (4-3) got seven second-chance points and nine points off of turnovers.
Kyle Teichmann scored seven of his 13 points during that stretch while the Lions forced six turnovers - including three steals by
Anthony Sampson that directly led to points for FHU.
AUM battled back early in the second half, opening on a 10-2 run to pull back within 11 points. But
Ken Bingham - after going scoreless in the first half - made sure that the Senators would get no closer.
The senior scored all 13 of his points following the AUM run, three times making baskets after the Senators cut the FHU lead down to 11. The final basket, a 3-pointer with 10:39 to play, kickstarted a mini-run by the Lions that saw them extend their lead to 19 points with 3:09 remaining.
In addition to Teichmann and Bingham,
Brian Pearson came off the bench to score a career-high 13 points for Freed-Hardeman. Sampson added 11, all of which came in the first half.
The Lions complete the two-game road trip tomorrow against Faulkner (Ala.) University at 7:30.
