Indianapolis will have the honor of playing the final GLVC men's basketball game of the 2018 calendar year on Monday, and Illinois Springfield will be the first to compete in 2019 on Wednesday, but the New Year means the return to conference action. Seven games are on the docket both Thursday and Saturday, all of which will be steamed live on all GLVCSN platforms.
| MONDAY | 12.31 |
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Grace College |
67 |
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Indianapolis |
78 |
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1 PM |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
UIndy (7-4) ended the 2018 calendar year on Monday afternoon with a 78-67 win over Grace College (10-6). The victory snapped a four-game skid by the Greyhounds, who claimed their last win on November 23 against Wilberforce. CJ Hardaway paced the Hounds with 17 points, leading a pack of four who finished with double figures.
| WEDNESDAY | 1.2 |
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Lincoln Christian |
77 |
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Illinois Springfield |
101 |
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7:00 p.m. |
Springfield, Ill. |
Box Score |
Illinois Springfield ended its non-conference portion of the regular schedule on Wednesday night at home with a 101-77 victory over Lincoln Christian. The Prairie Stars offense was hot throughout the game, scoring 50 or more points in each half. Gilwan Nelson and Vince Walker both scored over 20 points. Nelson led the team with 23 after making 9-of-17 from the field, and Walker had 21 points, including five three-pointers.
| THURSDAY | 1.3 |
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Quincy |
67 |
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Indianapolis |
94 |
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7:30 PM |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Drury |
80 |
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William Jewell |
81 |
|
7:30 p.m. |
Liberty, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Truman State |
75 |
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Lewis |
66 |
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7:30 p.m. |
Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Southern Indiana |
80 |
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Maryville |
75 |
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7:30 p.m. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
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#1 Bellarmine |
66 |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
53 |
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7:30 p.m. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Missouri S&T |
69 |
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Rockhurst |
72 |
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7:30 PM |
Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
Top-ranked Bellarmine outfought host Missouri-St. Louis 66-53 in a defensive battle in GLVC play in the Mark Twain Building on Thursday. The Knights were held to a season-low 38.2 percent shooting, but their defense allowed just 38 percent shooting to the Tritons, and BU took advantage of its free throws to put the game away in the final minutes. Truman move to 3-0 in GLVC play with its first-ever win at Lewis, 75-66, which also marked the Bulldogs' eighth victory over the last nine games. Byron Harp hit three free throws with 1.9 on the clock to secure William Jewell's fifth straight victory in an 81-80 result over Drury. Kobe Caldwell turned in 22 points to lift Southern Indiana past Maryville, 80-75. UIndy scored a 94-67 home win over Quincy, thanks to Jesse Kempson and CJ Hardaway combining for 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Trevor Lakes poured in 16 second-half points to finish with 19 tallies. Rockhurst used three players in double figures to edge Missouri S&T 72-69 in Kansas City.
| SATURDAY | 1.5 |
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Truman State |
79 |
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Indianapolis |
83 |
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2:30 PM |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Box Score |
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Southern Indiana |
61 |
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Missouri-St. Louis |
73 |
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3 p.m. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Drury |
60 |
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Rockhurst |
62 |
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3 p.m. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
Box Score |
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Quincy |
63 |
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Lewis |
75 |
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3 p.m. |
Romeoville, Ill. |
Box Score |
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Missouri S&T |
93 |
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William Jewell |
108 |
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3 p.m. |
Liberty, Mo. |
Box Score |
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#1 Bellarmine |
89 |
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Maryville |
83 OT |
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3 p.m. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Box Score |
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McKendree |
77 |
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Illinois Springfield |
75 |
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3 p.m. |
Springfield, Ill. |
Box Score |
Despite a trio of Saints eclipsing the 20-point mark, top-ranked Bellarmine avoided an upset Saturday, using a pair of 20-point scorers of its own to beat Maryville in overtime, 89-83. The Knights are now 3-0 in league play. Curtis Lewis made two driving layups in the final two minutes and finished with 25 points and three steals to lead Rockhurst past Drury, 62-60. The win was the Hawks' first triumph over Drury since Jan. 2, 2011 and ended a 14-game losing streak to the Panthers, while improving them to 3-1 in GLVC action. Leading by as many as 18 midway through the second half, UIndy was forced to fend off Truman State in the waning minutes to seal its third straight win, 83-79. The Greyhounds held the Bulldogs to just 26.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc, and 40.3 percent from the field, dropping them to 3-1 in GLVC play. Lewis withstood a second-half rally from Quincy to bounce back with a 75-63 home win. Adam Pischke finished with a season-high 25 points and matched his career high with five three-pointers in the contest. Keith Hayes scored 33 points to help William Jewell eclipse the century mark for the third time in six games and pushing the Cardinals to a 108-93 win over Missouri S&T. Faced with a seven-point deficit at halftime with just 24 points, McKendree put up 53 in the second half against Illinois Springfield to move to 2-1 in GLVC play with a 77-75 win in Springfield. Redshirt junior Jason Towery scored 16 points to help lead Missouri-St. Louis to a 73-61 win over Southern Indiana as the Tritons capped a 12-game homestand. The win snapped a 15-game losing streak to the Screaming Eagles and was the Tritons' first win in the series since 2005-06.