Hannibal, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team took on conference opponent Harris-Stowe State University tonight in a home contest. Both teams are looking to turn around their bad luck as of late and get back in the win column with the first conference win of the season.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Hannibal-LaGrange def. Harris-Stowe State University 85-61. 
• Records: Harris-Stowe State University (1-10, 0-4) | Hannibal-LaGrange (3-13, 1-4)
• Location: Mabee Sports Complex | Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Michael Hood led the team in scoring going 8-12 from the field including an impressive 7-11 on three-pointers. He finished with 23 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals, and one block.
• Grant Peters also went 8-12 from the field recording 17 points, two rebounds, and one assist.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Each team shot well in the first half with the Trojans shooting 53.8% (14-26) and HSSU shooting 53.6% (15-28).
• HLGU shot an impressive 60% from three-point range in the first half (6-10).
• The Hornets took a slim two point lead into the half 36-34.
• Strong shooting continued for the Trojans in the second half as they went 20-28 from the field including 7-11 from behind the arc.
• Overall, HLGU shot 63% from the field (34-54) and 61.9% from three-point range (13-21).
• The Trojans were able to out-rebound HSSU 30-25.
• Both teams were near even on turnovers with HLGU turning the ball over 10 times and the Hornets turning it over 11 times.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH DURST

• "Tonight was a great win, we had multiple guys step up and play well.  We need to use tonight's performance as momentum into the rest of the week."