Missouri Southern's guard tandem of Skyler Bowlin and Jason Adams combined for 51 points as the 9th-ranked Lions survived Washburn (Kan.) 82-79 in overtime in Saturday's opening round of the NCAA II South Central Regional at Hamilton Fieldhouse.
Together, the duo hit 10-of-20 from 3-point range against the Ichabods, but has been a formidable combo all season.
Bowlin, the Daktronics South Central Region Player of the Year, directs the Lions' attack from the point guard position. The 6-3 Paragould, Ark. native scores 18.6 points a game while dishing out 5.7 assists a game.
Adams, a 6-5 junior from Carthage, Mo., plays a lot like another MSU foe this season - Angelo State's Richard Thomas.
The long and lean forward garnered second-team Daktronics All-South Central Region and first-team All-MIAA honors after leading Missouri Southern to a regular season league title scoring 19.4 points and pulling down 5.9 rebounds a game.
Junior Keane Thomann, a 6-11 center from Olney, Ill., gives the Lions their top threat on the block averaging 15.6 points and 7.3 rebounds a contest.
Missouri Southern has won 11 of its last 13 contests.
