GLVC men's basketball tips this week with what has become the most anticipated regular-season conference series of the year. GLVC East Division Leader No. 13 Bellarmine (12-2, 4-0 GLVC) travels to GLVC West Division leader #arv Quincy (15-1, 5-0) on Thursday, while travel partner and fellow East leader No. 17 Southern Indiana (14-0, 4-0) heads to Truman State (12-3, 4-1), which sits second in the West. In a conference rarity, Bellarmine will turn around the next night and play Truman, allowing the Bulldogs to complete a third-straight day of competition with an exhibition at Division I No. 9 Creighton on Saturday at 12 p.m. A few hours later, USI and Quincy will tip at the Hawks' Pepsi Arena at 3:15 p.m.
| THURSDAY | 1.12 |
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Illinois Springfield |
89 |
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William Jewell |
85 |
 |
7:30 p.m. |
Liberty, Mo. |
Box Score |
 |
Maryville |
78 |
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UW-Parkside |
83 |
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7:30 p.m. |
Somers, Wis. |
Box Score |
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#10 Southern Indiana |
111 |
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Truman State |
89 |
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7:30 PM |
Kirksville, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Drury |
90 |
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Saint Joseph's |
77 |
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7:30 PM |
Rensselaer, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
73 |
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Lewis |
76 |
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7:30 PM |
Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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McKendree |
65 |
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Rockhurst |
81 |
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7:30 pm |
Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
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#9 Bellarmine |
103 |
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#24 Quincy |
96 |
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7:30 p.m. |
Quincy, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Missouri S&T |
83 |
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Indianapolis |
114 |
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7:45 PM |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
It was a thrilling night in GLVC men's basketball that saw No. 9 Bellarmine win 103-96 in overtime at No. 24 Quincy, while No. 10 Southern Indiana's Jeril Taylor recorded a school-record 50 points in the Screaming Eagles' 111-89 win at Truman State to remain undefeated at 15-0. Taylor's mark fell just two points shy of the GLVC single-game record, shared by three individuals, most recently Lewis' Max Strus last year. The 50 points are also the third-most scored in NCAA Division II play this year. Bellarmine and Southern Indiana moved to 5-0 in GLVC play, as did fellow East Division foes Lewis and UW-Parkside. The Flyers went to the wire with Missouri-St. Louis, 76-73, and the Rangers held on against Maryville, 83-78. UIndy earned its third straight league win with a 114-83 victory over Missouri S&T. Illinois Springfield picked up its first conference win of the season with an 89-85 result at William Jewell. GLVC West teams Drury and Rockhurst picked up wins as well, as the Panthers netted a 90-77 win at Saint Joseph's and the Hawks defended their home court with an 81-65 win over McKendree.
| FRIDAY | 1.13 |
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#9 Bellarmine |
72 |
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Truman State |
77 |
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3:00 PM |
Kirksville, Mo. |
Box Score |
Truman State erased a 17-point halftime deficit to upset No. 9 Bellarmine 77-72 in GLVC action at Pershing Arena on Friday afternoon. The Knights (13-3, 5-1 GLVC) went without a field goal from the 6:59 mark of the second half until Adam Eberhard drained a triple with just 21 seconds remaining. Meanwhile, the host Bulldogs (13-4, 5-2 GLVC) took full advantage, outscoring Bellarmine 16-3 over that span. In the second period, Truman shot 62.5 percent from the field and outrebounded the Knights 17-10. Dwight Sistrunk, Jr., sparked the Bulldogs' second half performance by pouring in 16 of his team-leading 18 points after the intermission. Eberhard led the Knights with 19 points in the loss.
| SATURDAY | 1.14 |
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Truman State |
69 |
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DI #8 Creighton |
101 |
Ex |
12:00 PM |
Omaha, Neb. |
Box Score |
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Missouri S&T |
76 |
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Saint Joseph's |
88 |
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3 PM |
Rensselaer, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Illinois Springfield |
65 |
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Rockhurst |
72 |
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2:00 pm |
Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Drury |
66 |
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Indianapolis |
87 |
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3:15 PM |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Maryville |
65 |
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Lewis |
84 |
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3:00 PM |
Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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McKendree |
|
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William Jewell |
|
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3:00 p.m. |
Liberty, Mo. |
Postponed |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
59 |
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UW-Parkside |
86 |
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3 p.m. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Box Score |
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#10 Southern Indiana |
88 |
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#24 Quincy |
85 |
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3:15 p.m. |
Quincy, Ill. |
Box Score |
After a 50-point outburst Thursday, Southern Indiana's Jeril Taylor netted 15 points, six rebounds and six assists to join four other Screaming Eagles in double figures in an 88-85 win at No. 24 Quincy Saturday. No. 10 USI rallied from 10 points down in the second half to earn the top-25 win on the road to remain undefeated 16-0 on the season and 6-0 in GLVC play. The loss dropped Quincy into a first-place tie with rival Truman State in the GLVC West, while Lewis and UW-Parkside moved to 6-0 with USI in the East. Lewis stopped Maryville 84-65 and UW-Parkside defeated UMSL, 86-59. Elsewhere in the league, UIndy defended its home court with an 87-66 win over Drury, Rockhurst edged Illinois Springfield, 72-65, and Saint Joseph's bested Missouri S&T, 88-76. McKendree and William Jewell were canceled due to inclement weather. Also in action, for the third day in a row, was Truman State, which fell 101-69 in an ehibition at Division I No. 8 Creighton.