This Week in GLVC Men’s Basketball – Dec. 5-11

This Week in GLVC Men’s Basketball – Dec. 5-11

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GLVC men's basketball gets back to action on Tuesday with five league squads competing in non-conference play.  Maryville, Truman State and UW-Parkside will all host 7 p.m. tips, while Illinois Springfield and Saint Joseph's hit the road to Governors State and Dayton, respectively.  
 
TUESDAY | 12.6
away_logo Illinois Springfield 95 home_logo Governors State 89 7:00 PM University Park, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Robert Morris 49 home_logo Maryville 87 7 p.m. St. Louis, Mo. Box Score
away_logo Central Methodist 67 home_logo Truman State 98 7:00 PM Kirksville, Mo. Box Score
away_logo Saint Xavier 68 home_logo UW-Parkside 98 7 p.m. Somers, Wis. Box Score
away_logo Saint Joseph's 59 home_logo Dayton 91 7 PM ET Dayton, Ohio Box Score

Despite Saint Joseph's falling 91-59 at Dayton in exhibition play Tuesday, GLVC programs found the win column in the four other contests, which featured high-scoring affairs.  In fact, of the four winning teams Tuesday, Maryville scored the fewest amount of points in an 87-49 victory over Robert Morris, and even that winning total was 16 points higher than the Saints' season average.  In other action, Illinois Springfield defeated Governors State 95-89, Truman State topped Central Methodist 98-67, and UW-Parkside dropped Saint Xaiver, 98-68.  Maryville's Anthony Johnson netted 28 points on 11-of-17 (.647) shooting, which included a 6-of-8 performance from beyond the arc.  Illinois Springfield's Zach Steinberg tallied 25 points and 15 rebounds in the win at Governors State, while UW-Parkside's Kendale McCullum posted 18 points and 10 assists in the win over Saint Xavier.
 
WEDNESDAY | 12.7
away_logo RMU-Peoria 49 home_logo Missouri S&T 103 5:30 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Box Score
away_logo Central Christian 60 home_logo McKendree 84 7 p.m. Lebanon, Ill. Box Score
away_logo William Jewell 77 home_logo Rockhurst 83 Conference Game 7:30 pm Kansas City, Mo. Box Score
away_logo MacMurray 70 home_logo Quincy 90 7:30 p.m. Quincy, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Saint Francis 73 home_logo Lewis 85 7:30 PM Romeoville, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Bellarmine 79 home_logo Christian Brothers 60 8 PM Memphis, Tenn. Box Score

Rockhurst topped William Jewell 83-77 in league play Wednesday, while GLVC teams posted a 5-0 mark in non-conference action, including wins by No. 7 Bellarmine, Lewis, McKendree, Missouri S&T and Quincy.  The Hawks scored their eighth straight win to move to 9-1 following a 90-70 victory over MacMurray.  Bellarmine posted its seventh straight win with a 79-60 victory at Christian Brothers.  Individually, nine players reached the 20-point mark, including three players in the Jewell/Rockhurst contest.  Rockhurst's Travis House netted 22 points in the win, while Jewell's Patrick Whelan and Emil Ostafiicuic scored 21 and 20 points, respectively.  Elsewhere, McKendree's Michael Jackson and Justin Blanks each scored 20 points in the Bearcats' 84-60 win over Central Christian, while Lewis' Delaney Blaylock put up a GLVC-high 28 points on the night in the Flyers' 85-73 outcome over Saint Francis.
 
THURSDAY | 12.8
away_logo Trevecca Nazarene 65 home_logo Missouri-St. Louis 78 7 p.m. St. Louis, Mo. Box Score
away_logo Saint Joseph's 104 home_logo Purdue Northwest 89 7 PM Hammond, Ind. Box Score

It was a perfect 2-0 night for the GLVC on Thursday as Saint Joseph's picked up a 104-89 victory at Purdue Northwest, while Missouri-St. Louis scored a 78-65 home win over Trevecca Nazarene.  The Tritons had four players score in double figures, led by Hunter Reine with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting to go along with 14 rebounds.  Saint Joseph's boasted six players in double figures.  Nick Jeffirs scored a team-high 18 points, while Isaiah Carpenter netted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
 
SATURDAY | 12.10
away_logo Olivet Nazarene 62 home_logo Indianapolis 85 1 PM Indianapolis, Ind. Box Score
away_logo Missouri-St. Louis 66 home_logo Maryville 62 Conference Game 3 p.m. St. Louis, Mo. Box Score
away_logo Missouri S&T 72 home_logo Drury 92 Conference Game 3 p.m. Springfield, Mo. Box Score
away_logo Cedarville 92 home_logo Saint Joseph's 76 3 PM Rensselaer, Ind. Box Score
away_logo Rogers State 73 home_logo Rockhurst 77 3:00 pm Kansas City, Mo. Box Score
away_logo RMU-Peoria 77 home_logo UW-Parkside 94 3 p.m. Somers, Wis. Box Score
away_logo Truman State 90 home_logo Quincy 91 Conference Game 3:15 p.m. Quincy, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Midway 52 home_logo Bellarmine 98 3:15 PM Louisville, Ky. Box Score
away_logo Trevecca Nazarene 70 home_logo McKendree 92 7 p.m. Lebanon, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Ohio Valley 48 home_logo Southern Indiana 103 7:30 p.m. (NEW START TIME) Evansville, Ind. Box Score

Drury, Missouri-St. Louis, and Quincy scored GLVC victories on Saturday over Missouri S&T, Maryville, and Truman State respectively.  The Panthers netted a 92-72 home win over the Miners as Tevin Foster's 21 points led four other teammates in double-digit scoring.  Quincy's Joseph Tagarelli posted 29 points and 17 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season in a 91-90 victory against rival Truman.  Elijah Watson led the Tritons with 18 points, while junior D.J. White picked up his second double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in UMSL's 66-62 victory over Maryville.  In non-conference action, the GLVC went 6-1 on the day with wins by Bellarmine, Indianapolis, McKendree, Rockhurst, Southern Indiana and UW-Parkside.  McKendree's Michael Jackson led all GLVC scorers with 27 points in the Bearcats' 92-70 victory over Trevecca Nazarene.
 
SUNDAY | 12.11
away_logo Kentucky Wesleyan 88 home_logo Illinois Springfield 63 2:00 PM Springfield, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Lees-McRae 83 home_logo Southern Indiana 98 7 p.m. Evansville, Ind. Box Score

Southern Indiana erased a 19-point first half deficit with a 34-point swing to defeat Lees-McRae College, 98-83, in the final game of the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic Sunday evening at the Physical Activities Center. USI saw its record go to 8-0 overall for the 11th time in the history of the program thanks in large part to Alex Stein's 30-point effort in the win.  Elsewhere, Illinois Springfield fell at home 88-63 to Kentucky Wesleyan.