The start of a new year means resuming a full slate of the conference schedule in GLVC men's basketball. Seven league contests are on the docket for both Thursday and Saturday, with all 14 games being streamed on GLVCSN.
Thursday's games are headlined by both divisional and cross-divisional matchups involving teams that have already jumped out to great start in league action. Bellarmine (11-0, 2-0 GLVC) and Maryville (10-2, 2-1) will meet in Louisville in a battle of East and Central Division preseason favorites, respectively. The Knights have won all 11 games this year, and the last 50 at home, while the Saints are winners of their last seven. Southern Indiana (11-3, 2-0) and Missouri-St. Louis (7-5, 2-1) will do battle in Evansville as teams currently tied atop the East and Central Divisions. Elsewhere, William Jewell (12-1, 2-1) and Rockhurst (8-4, 2-1) will square off in Kansas City, featuring two of the West's tri-leaders. Drury (9-2, 2-1), the other leader in the West, is idle on Thursday but will welcome USI on Saturday.
The weekend's top matchup pits Bellarmine on the road at William Jewell -- two teams that have been ranked in the top 25 this season and enter the week with a combined 23-1 overall mark.
All GLVC home games are available for free on GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV.
| THURSDAY | 1.4 |
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Quincy |
77 |
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Indianapolis |
93 |
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7:45 PM |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
73 |
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Southern Indiana |
84 |
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7:30 p.m. |
Evansville, Ind. |
(OT) Box Score |
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Missouri S&T |
66 |
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Truman State |
101 |
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7:30 PM |
Kirksville, Mo. |
Box Score |
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William Jewell |
76 |
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Rockhurst |
72 |
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7:30 pm |
Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Illinois Springfield |
76 |
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Lewis |
84 |
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7:30 PM |
Romeoville, Ill. |
(OT) Box Score |
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McKendree |
65 |
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UW-Parkside |
75 |
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7:30 p.m. |
Somers, Wis. |
Box Score |
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Maryville |
63 |
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#3 Bellarmine |
70 |
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8 PM |
Louisville, Ky. |
Box Score |
Six of the seven home teams scored victories Thursday night as GLVC men's basketball league action resumed. No. 3 Bellarmine, the East Division favorite, was down 15 points in the first half before rallying to defeat Central Division favorite Maryville 70-63 to extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 51 games. Adam Eberhard paced all scorers with 22 points, while adding seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in the win. Southern Indiana needed overtime against Missouri-St. Louis, but the Screaming Eagles outscored the Tritons 11-0 in the extra session to win 84-73 and move to 3-0 in GLVC play. Alex Stein and Nate Hansen had 23 and 21 points, respectively, while DayJar Dickson posted 15 points and 21 rebounds. Indianapolis had nine players score in the Hounds' 93-77 win over Quincy, but the difference maker was the 36 points that came from UIndy's bench. Truman State put six standouts in double figures, led by Jake Velky's 19 points in the Bulldogs' 101-66 win over Missouri S&T. Delaney Blaylock's 19 points helped Lewis get past Illinois Springfield in overtime, 84-76. Adam Bonk came off the bench to score 17 points to give UW-Parkside its first GLVC win of the season -- a 75-65 home win over McKendree. William Jewell was the lone road team to earn a "W" on Thursday as the Cardinals defeated crosstown rival Rockhurst, 76-72. Patrick Whelan led all scorers with 28 points, which paced Jewell to its fourth straight win, a 3-1 record in GLVC action, and an impressive 13-1 record overall.
| SATURDAY | 1.6 |
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Maryville |
83 |
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Quincy |
43 |
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3:15 p.m. |
Quincy, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Lewis |
80 |
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Truman State |
92 |
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3:00 PM |
Kirksville, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Illinois Springfield |
86 |
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McKendree |
72 |
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3 p.m. |
Lebanon, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Southern Indiana |
61 |
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Drury |
71 |
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3 p.m. |
Springfield, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Bellarmine |
80 |
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William Jewell |
58 |
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3:00 pm |
Liberty, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Indianapolis |
76 |
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Rockhurst |
69 |
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3:00 pm |
Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
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UW-Parkside |
82 |
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Missouri S&T |
74 |
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3 p.m. |
Rolla, Mo. |
Box Score |
In the featured matchup of the day between two teams entering with a combined 25-1 record, No. 3 Bellarmine gave Scott Davenport his 300th coaching victory with an 80-58 road win at William Jewell. Brent Bach had 23 points and Adam Eberhard added 16 points and 10 assists for the Knights, while Patrick Whelan scored a game-high 26 points for the Cardinals in the loss. Paced by stellar performances from a trio of freshmen, Drury pulled away from Southern Indiana in the second half for a 71-61 win. The Panthers moved to 3-1 in the GLVC West and sit atop the divisional standings with Truman State, which beat Lewis 92-80 in Kirksville. Five Bulldogs scored in double figures, led by 23 points from Jake Velky. Maryville maintained its lead in the Central Division with an 83-43 win at Quincy. Nolan Berry had 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Saints. Eric Davidson and Tate Hall scored 23 and 22 points, respectively, in UIndy's 76-69 win at Rockhurst. Zach Steinberg's 19 points led six Prairie Stars in double figures in Illinois Springfield's 86-72 win at McKendree. UW-Parkside's Adam Bonk scored a game-high 21 points in UW-Parkside's 82-74 road win at Missouri S&T.
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