Hannibal, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team took on William Woods University in a Thursday night AMC conference matchup. HLGU comes into the game off a win via forfeit on Saturday while WWU comes in off a tight win against Lyon College on Saturday.

GAME VITALS

• Score: William Woods University def. Hannibal-LaGrange 64-50. 
• Records: William Woods University (12-9, 6-1) | Hannibal-LaGrange (4-15, 2-6)
• Location: Mabee Sports Complex | Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Michael Hood led the team in scoring tonight with 14 points going 5-10 from the field, including 4-7 from three-point range. He also had eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
• Grant Peters finished the night with 12 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one block, and one steal.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The first half was tightly contested and back and forth with 13 lead changes between the two teams.
• With three minutes to go in the first half, it was a one-point game, WWU then pulled away and the Eagles took a 32-25 lead into the half.
• The Trojans staged a comeback in the second half and it was a very close game up to the last four minutes of the game.
• Each team was fairly even in shooting with William Woods shooting 37.5% (18-48) from the field and HLGU shooting 36.7% (18-49).
• The Eagles capitalized on their free-throw attempts going 21-23 (91.3%) from the line. The Trojans went 5-8 (62.5%)
• HLGU was out-rebounded 33-25 on the night.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH DURST

• "We had a good defensive effort tonight, just needed to be more efficient offensively."