St. Louis, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team traveled to St. Louis Thursday night to take on the Missouri Baptist University Spartans. This was the Trojans first conference game of the season. The Trojans come in looking to end their streak of bad luck in the closing seconds of the last couple games, while the Spartans come in looking to end their four game losing skid.
GAME VITALS
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Score: Missouri Baptist University def. Hannibal-LaGrange 73-60.
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Records: Missouri Baptist University (6-3, 1-0) | Hannibal-LaGrange (2-8, 0-1)
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Location: Carl & Deloris Petty Sports and Recreation Complex | Missouri Baptist University | St. Louis, Missouri
STAT TRACKER
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Michael Hood led the team in scoring recording 21 points going 7-15 from the field including three from behind the arc. Hood also finished with four rebounds and one assist.
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Grant Peters went a perfect 6-6 from the stripe as well as 3-3 from the field tallying 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
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Missouri Baptist out shot HLGU in the first half going 12-27 from the field, compared to the Trojan's 7-28.
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The Spartans took a 14-point lead over HLGU into the half (31-17).
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The Trojans shot an impressive 50% from three-point range in the second half going 5-10.
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HLGU also shot well from the free-throw line throughout the contest shooting 85.7% (12-14), the Spartans shot 73.9% (17-23).
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Missouri Baptist did well moving the ball inside for high-percentage shots, scoring 40 points in the paint
THOUGHTS FROM COACH DURST
- ??"We dug a hole we could not get out of in the first half but shot well in the second half."
