The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Mustangs, who fell to 2-4 on the season.

Sophomore Logan Hicks and senior Devante Pullum combined for 22 of MSU's 48 points in the first half as the Mustangs came out hot clipping the nets at a 58.6-percent clip.

The Mustangs connected on 7 of 10 shots from beyond the arc fueling a 18-0 run to turn a 13-9 deficit into a 27-13 lead after Hicks canned a pair of free throws at the 9:56 mark of the first half.

MSU extended the lead to a game-high 21 points following a pair of Romello Walker charity tosses with 5:57 to go before halftime before Saint Leo answered with a run of its own.

Kyran McClure capped a 23-1 run over the next five minutes with a 3-pointer at the 1:04 mark of the first half to give the Lions a 44-43 edge.

The Mustangs recovered with a Hicks jumper and traditional three-point play by Pullum in the final minute of the opening half to take a 48-46 lead into the break.

MSU pushed the lead back to six at 69-63 on a Josh Huntley jumper with 10:30 to play before Saint Leo delivered another big run -- this one 16-2 -- over the next four minutes to take a 79-71 lead with 6:13 to go.

The Mustangs fought back to take a brief lead on Trey Kennedy's jumper with 38 seconds to play, but Saint Leo's DeAndre King buried a triple and the Lions forced a turnover before Tyreece Brice put the game away with a pair of free throws with less than 10 seconds to play.

Kennedy and Hicks paced MSU with 17 points each, while Pullum pitched in 12.

Brice and King poured in 23 points each to pace Saint Leo which improved to 6-4.

- Midwestern State suffered its first loss against an opponent from the Sunshine State Conference. The Mustangs were 3-0 with wins over West Florida in 2013-14 at Las Vegas and a sweep of a trip through the state early in the 2014-15 season defeating Nova Southeastern and Lynn.

- The Mustangs connected on 15-of-16 free throws (93.8 percent) against Saint Leo's. MSU has shot at least 73 percent as a team from the charity stripe over the last four games hitting 85-of-110 from the line (77.3 percent).

- Sophomore Logan Hicks delivered his sixth consecutive double-figure performance of the season going for 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers. The Temple High product is shooting 51.7 percent from the arc this season (15-of-29).

- Senior guard Trey Kennedy notched his fourth double-digit effort of the season going for 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting with three 3-pointers against Saint Leo.

- Senior guard Devante Pullum connected on 5-of-12 shots including his third 3-pointer of the season to finish with 12 points. It was his third performance of 10-or-more points this season.