Box Score LAWTON, Okla. – The Cameron University men's basketball team went down fighting but they would fall short in their home finale 74-71 to Midwestern State at the Aggie Gym on Saturday night.

Cameron (11-14, 5-9 LSC) with two losses in a row will face Angelo State on Thursday, March 6 at 2:30 pm in the Lone Star Conference Tournament at Allen, Texas.

Craig Foster in his final home game led the Aggies with 25 points and his three assists moved him to second all-time at Cameron with 344; Will Cook and Desmond Henry both hit double-figures with 10 points apiece.

The Mustangs shot a blistering 52.1% (25-48) from the field, while Cameron shot 40% (20-50) on their end of the floor.

Cameron led the rebounding battle 31 to 27 over the Mustangs.

After a three pointer from Foster to give CU the early 3-2 lead Midwestern State would take the lead from the Aggies for the majority of the half. Cameron kept the MSU lead under 10 for the majority of the half but the Mustangs nailed a fade way jumper at the buzzer to take a 40-28 advantage at the intermission.

Foster single handily pulled the Aggies within reach of the Mustangs in the first four minutes of the half with back-to-back three pointers and a pair of free throws to make it a 44-36 ballgame. The Mustang gap continued to close following a Cook trey to pull CU with two points at the 14 minute marker and remained a possession ballgame until the four minute mark where MSU pulled away by six (63-57).

An Aaron Thompson bucket and a pair of Foster free throws got CU within two with 33 second remain. With the MSU holding onto the slight lead Cameron was forced to foul the Mustangs who would continue to drill shots at the line to keep the Ags back three with 20 seconds to go.

Cameron had one last opportunity with two seconds left but Cook missed the tying shot that would roll of the rim to give Midwestern State the 74-71 win.

Live video and stats for Cameron's tournament games can be found at lonestarconference.org.