INDIANAPOLIS AT BELLARMINE - BOX SCORE | BU RECAP | UINDY RECAP
LOUISVILLE - All five of No. 22 UIndy's starters scored in double figures, but top-ranked Bellarmine was able to avenge its earlier defeat with the victory, 93-79, at a sold out Knights Hall on Saturday night. The Greyhounds were looking to sweep the season series against the Knights after handing them their only loss when they were No. 1 in December and defeat the No. 1 team in the country for the third time. Bellarmine (22-1, 14-1 GLVC) was led by Jeremy Kendle with a game-high 28 points, while Braydon Hobbs added 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. UIndy (16-7, 9-6 GLVC) was led by Reece Cheatham with 16 points, while Adrian Moss added 14 and Wilbur O'Neal netted 12. Jarrett Hamilton also scored 12 points and Miles Mitchell had 11.
MISSOURI S&T 85, MARYVILLE 75 - BOX SCORE | MS&T RECAP | MU RECAP
ST. LOUIS - A season-best performance from the field propelled Missouri S&T to its second consecutive win Saturday, as the Miners shot 66.7 percent from the field to beat Maryville, 85-75. S&T, which connected on 10-of-19 from 3-point land, had five players in double figures for the first time this season. The Miners shot 65 percent in the first half and 68.4 percent in the final 20 minutes. S&T (5-18, 4-11) got a career-high 26 points from Bryce Foster as he recorded his first career double-double with 12 rebounds to boot. Tommy Pelczynski added 21 for the Miners, who also got 12 points apiece from Michael Jackson and Julian Johnson and 10 from Nusrath Khan. Maryville (12-11, 5-10 GLVC) had four players in double figures, led by Asa Toney with 19 points.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 85, SAINT JOSEPH'S 72 - BOX SCORE | SJC RECAP | NKU RECAP
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - No. 16 Northern Kentucky moved to 19-4 on the season and 11-4 in GLVC action with a 85-72 victory over Saint Joseph's on Saturday. The Pumas fell to 7-16 and 2-13 in conference play. Ethan Faulkner led the Norse with 19 points, followed by Chad Jackson and Tony Rack with 15 apiece. Four players reached double figures for St. Joe's, led by Dayvon Sloan' 17 points. Jade Anthrop netted 14 points, while Damon Ellison, Jr., had 13 points and Corey Clifton had 11.
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 72, WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE 65 - BOX SCORE | UWP RECAP | KWC RECAP
OWENSBORO, Ky. - Kentucky Wesleyan went the distance with UW-Parkside on Saturday before holding on to edge the Rangers, 72-65. The No. 7 Panthers (19-4, 11-4 GLVC) were paced by Brandon Johnson with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting while adding four rebounds and four assists. Mareilles Stewart added 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while Anthony Young and Cornbread Walker chipped in 13 and 11 points, respectively. Leneal Harris recorded 19 points for Parkside (8-15, 1-4 GLVC), followed by Ziggy Riauka with 12 and Jeremy Saffold with 10.
SOUTHERN INDIANA 70, LEWIS 63 - BOX SCORE | LU RECAP | USI RECAP
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - No. 14 Southern Indiana celebrated homecoming with a 70-63 victory over Lewis on Saturday. USI rose to 19-4 overall and 11-4 in the GLVC, while Lewis dropped to 14-9 and 6-9. Win number 19 did not come easy for the Eagles as they had to hold on in the last three minutes to finish off the Flyers. Lewis rallied from a 12-point deficit and cut the USI lead to two points, 65-63, before junior guard Kenyon Smith sealed the victory with four straight free throws. Individually, Isaac McClure led all scorers with a game-high 22 points. Smith followed with his second double-double of the season, dropping in 14 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds, while Brandon Hogg rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Eagles with 10 points and a game-high four assists. Lewis was paced by Ryan Jackson and Chris McClellan with 19 and 16 points, respectively.
ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD 82, ROCKHURST 63 - BOX SCORE | RU RECAP | UIS RECAP
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Michael Fakuade exploded for his league leading 12th double-double of the season as he helped Illinois Springfield cruise to an impressive 82-63 victory over Rockhurst on Saturday. UIS, which won its seventh-straight home game, improved to 13-11 overall and 10-5 in GLVC play. Rockhurst dropped to 7-16 and 4-11. The victory for UIS avenged a 72-69 loss to the Hawks in December. Fakuade finished his day by scoring 15 points and pulling down 19 rebounds which tied his career-high. Kyle Gupton added 18 points on five 3-point baskets, while Jermaine Love-Roberts added 16. Kareem Amedu came off the bench to lead the Hawks with 14 points and eight rebounds. Cooper Beckett posted career highs with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Brandon McCann and James Robinson finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
QUINCY 76, WILLIAM JEWELL 65 - BOX SCORE | QU RECAP | WJC RECAP
QUINCY, Ill. - Quincy won its second straight game with a 76-65 victory at home over William Jewell College, avenging a loss to the Cardinal earlier this season. Quincy was led by Justin Brock's third consecutive 20 point game as he notched 23 points. Chris Babbitt and Courtney Belger each added 12 points with Belger also dishing out a game high six assists. Quincy improves to 17-6 overall and 10-5 in the GLVC. The Cardinals, who dropped to 7-14 overall and 4-11 in GLVC action, were led by Craig Mattson and Nick Larson with 17 points each.
MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 82, DRURY 71 (OT) - BOX SCORE | UMSL RECAP | DU RECAP
ST. LOUIS - Missouri-St. Louis, leader of GLVC's West Division, was taken to the brink Saturday but outlasted Drury in overtime, 82-71. Drury dropped to 13-10 overall and 7-8 in the GLVC, while UMSL moved to 16-7 and 11-4 in maintaining its spot atop the division - but not without a major scare from the Panthers. Troy Long, who burned DU for 29 points in the Panthers' loss to UMSL at the O'Reilly Center on Dec. 1, finished with 24 points to lead the Tritons. Joshua McCoy added 19 points, Jack Connors had 12 points and Charlie Woods had 11 points and 15 rebounds for UMSL, which beat the Panthers 43-39 on the boards and improved to 11-1 at home on the season. Drury was paced by Ian Carter and Alex Hall with 24 and 22 points, respectively. Brandon Lockhart added 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals.