SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The York University men's basketball team lost a 98-83 contest at Evangel Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers are now 7-16 overall, including 4-14 in KCAC action.

Head coach Tree Burks' team was led by Carl Thorpe Jr.'s 15-point effort. Chris Dixon added 14 points while DJ Leaks and Amari Haynes had 12 and 10, respectively.

Down 19-14 at the 12:54 mark, Dylan Holston converted a lay-up, starting a spurt. Dixon nailed a three-ball before Thorpe Jr., nailed a jumper with 10:08 to play for a 21-19 advantage.

The back-and-forth affair saw the home team go up 31-28 before Dixon and Holston made lay-ups, giving the visitors a 32-31 lead at the 3:59 mark.

Down 33-32, Thorpe Jr., drilled a three-ball for a two-point margin. With the score at 36-35 in favor of the Valor, Thorpe Jr., made a lay-up. Leaks canned two free throws at the 2:24 mark for a 39-36 edge. A late dunk by Dixon knotted the score at 43-43, but Evangel made a three-ball for a 46-43 halftime advantage.

The Valor managed to take a 14-point lead at the 13:37 mark, but York pulled within nine on an old-fashioned three-point play by Amarie Haynes. Down 69-57, Haynes converted a lay-up. Dave Dalge hit an inside bucket before Thorpe Jr, scored on the break, closing the gap to 69-63 with 10:23 to go.

Trailing by eight, 71-63, Rhino Hernandez hit a lay-up. Thorpe Jr., hit a pair of free throws, slicing the deficit to just four, 71-67. However, Evangel extended the margin to 10 at the 6:15 mark.

York was unable to get any closer than eight the rest of the way.

For the game, York hit 30-of-55 from the floor, including five-of-17 from downtown. The squad buried 18-of-27 from the charity stripe. The Panthers snagged 36 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive boards. The visitors also dished out 17 assists on 30 field goals.

The Panthers return to action Wednesday when they play at McPherson College beginning at 8 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at YorkPanthers.com.