FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's basketball team put up a fight against Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference rival Concordia University Wednesday night in the Schaefer Center.  Tech started off strong but with the Cardinals fought back late and in a thrilling final 20 seconds, the Warriors fell 69-67.

The Warriors (5-9, 3-5) coming off of two games losing by three points or less, started fast, going on a 22-11 run before allowing the Cardinals (8-4, 7-1 WHAC) to bounce back to close the half on their own 24-13 run to tie the score at 35 at the break. Franklin Lindsey led all scorers with 13 points while also collected nine rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.

A back-and-forth battle erupted at the beginning of the second half with the two teams combining for four ties and three lead changes in the first 10 minutes. A pair of free throws by the Cardinals ignited a seven point run to make it 55-48 with nine minutes to play. Tech clawed their way back, using a 17-10 run over the final eight minutes to tie the score at 67 on a Tanner Watkins three-pointer with 12 seconds to play. Concordia got the offensive rebound at the other end of the floor and hit a jumper with .6 seconds left for the 69-67 win.

The Warriors finished the contest 25-for-60 (41.7%) from the floor while shooting 50 percent (12-for-24) from long range and going 5-for-8 (62.5%) from the charity stripe. Tech outrebounded the Cardinals 38-35 in the contest, posting 14 assists.

Watkins finished with a game-high 25 points while Lindsey recorded his second double-double this season with 17 points and 17 rebounds. Chester McFadden added 11 points while Tyrece Edwards had seven assists.

The Warriors return to action on Sunday, Dec. 21 when they welcome NAIA Division I Shawnee State to the Schaefer Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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