This Week in GLVC Men's Basketball: Dec. 10-16

This Week in GLVC Men's Basketball: Dec. 10-16

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Jeff Smith, Associate Commissioner



GLVC men's basketball returns to the court this week with 10 games scheduled over four days, including a Monday tip-off featuring William Jewell hosting Avila at 7:30 p.m. CT.  Wednesday's St. Francis at Lewis matchup has now been switched to a road contest for the Flyers, with tip scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Joliet, Illinois.  Four contests are scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday.  McKendree and Quincy will be in Quincy, Illinois for back-to-back non-conference matchups between Grand Valley State and Lincoln.  Rockhurst welcomes Emporia State on Saturday, while Illinois Springfield brings in Purdue Northwest.  On Sunday, Southern Indiana hosts Midway and Drury heads south to battle Barry in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  
 
MONDAY | 12.10
away_logo Avila 90 home_logo William Jewell 92 7:30 p.m. Liberty, Mo. Box Score

In a game that saw 23 lead changes and 16 ties, William Jewell pulled out a 92-90 win over Avila in overtime on Monday evening in the Mabee Center. The Cardinals move to 5-8 on the season with the victory.  Keith Hayes tied Pharroh Gordon with a game-high 25 points, while Gordon secured a double-double with 13 rebounds and Hayes contributed four assists and two steals. Eysan Wiley posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and he also had four blocked shots in the win.
 
WEDNESDAY | 12.12
away_logo Saint Francis 59 home_logo Lewis 90 7:30 p.m. Joliet, Ill. Box Score

Lewis scored a season-high 90 points in its 90-59 win at crosstown rival St. Francis on Wednesday evening at the Pat Sullivan Center in Joliet, Ill. The Flyers (6-1) led wire-to-wire in the contest for its fifth straight victory.  Kendale McCullum led four Flyers in double figures in scoring with 17 points, and added eight assists and five steals as well.
 
SATURDAY | 12.15
away_logo Grand Valley State 94 home_logo McKendree 65 1 p.m. Quincy, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Emporia State 90 home_logo Rockhurst 95 2:00 pm Kansas City, Mo. Box Score
away_logo Lincoln 81 home_logo Quincy 66 3:15 p.m. Quincy, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Purdue Northwest 67 home_logo Illinois Springfield 97 7:00 p.m. Springfield, Ill. Box Score

Illinois Springfield and Rockhurst gave the GLVC a pair of men's basketball non-conference wins Saturday.  UIS had its top offensive performance of the season as the Prairie Stars won their fourth straight with a 97-67 victory over Purdue Northwest.  UIS had season-highs in points, field goals made, field-goal percentage, and three-point percentage in the victory. The Prairie Stars finished the game shooting 52.9 percent from the field, including 44.4 percent from three-point range. The Prairie Stars made 36 field goals, 10 more than Purdue Northwest, and 17 free throws, eight more than the Pride.  Eleven players scored for UIS, including five in double-figures. Cole Harper led the team with a double-double after having season-highs with 19 points and 11 rebounds.  Rockhurst scored 60 points in the second half to rally for a 95-90 win over Emporia State at Mason-Halpin Field House.  Curtis Lewis led the Hawks with 24 points (on 11-of-18 shooting), six rebounds and five assists. Eddie Muench came off the bench to score 22 points on seven-of-11 shooting (with four 3-pointers) and three assists.  Elsewhere, McKendree dropped a 94-65 decision to Grand Valley State University in the first game of the Quincy/Subway Holiday Classic in Quincy, Ill.  Junior guard Alijah Thomas scored all of his 19 points in the first half to lead the Bearcats.  Demetrius Houston posted 15 points and four assists, while Marcus Hinton finished with 15 points and eight rebounds in Quincy's 81-66 setback to Lincoln.
 
SUNDAY | 12.16
away_logo Lincoln 73 home_logo McKendree 69 1 p.m. Quincy, Ill. Box Score
away_logo Midway 63 home_logo Southern Indiana 96 1 p.m. Evansville, Ind. Box Score
away_logo Grand Valley State 77 home_logo Quincy 73 3:15 p.m. Quincy, Ill. Box Score
away_logo #12 Barry 82 home_logo Drury 81 12:30 p.m. (CST) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Box Score

Southern Indiana sailed by Midway 96-63 Sunday afternoon at the Physical Activities Center. The Screaming Eagles, who used a 13-4 run to end the first half and led at the intermission, 47-34, improved to 5-2 overall.  Four Eagles reached double digits on the scoreboard, led by Alex Stein with a game-high 23 points. The senior guard was seven-of-12 from the field, perfect three-of-three from long range, and six-of-six from the stripe.  Elsewhere, three Bearcats score 17 or more points, including Nolan Gerling's 23 points, but McKendree could not get past Lincoln, 73-69.  On the same floor, Quincy fell to Grand Valley State 77-73 in the finale of the Subway Holiday Classic.  Drury mounted a furious comeback against 12th-ranked Barry but fell by a point, 82-81, in the first game of the Cruzin' Classic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday.  Allen Billinger led the Panthers with a career-high 28 points. The senior from Carbondale, Illinois went 10 for 17 from the field and 5 for 9 from three-point range. Conley Garrison added 24 points while Andrew Ballock had 15 points, six rebounds, and five assists.