Hannibal, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team hosted Central Christian College of the Bible. Four Trojans scored double digit points tonight in the 24-point victory. HLGU's next matchup will be on Saturday in Fulton, Missouri as they take on William Woods at 3 PM.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Hannibal-LaGrange Central Christian College of the Bible 89-65
• Records: Hannibal-LaGrange (5-3, 1-0) | Central Christian College of the Bible (2-6, 0-0)
• Location: Mabee Sports Complex | Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Jacob Staton led in scoring tonight with 29 points, going 12-18 from the field including 4-5 from three-point range. He added seven rebounds, six assists, two blocks, and one steal to his stat line.
• Khalib Becton finished with 14 points, five rebounds, and two steals on the night.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Trojans jumped out to a ten-point lead early in the first half.
• The Trojans' largest lead of the first half came at the 3:37 mark as they led by 18 before Central went on a 16-4 run to cut the lead to six going into halftime.
• HLGU shot 17-30 (56.67%) from the field in the first half while the Saints went 9-22 (40.91%).
• In the second half, the Trojans pulled away and built a substantial lead before coasting to a 24-point victory.
• Hannibal-LaGrange was able to get the ball inside throughout the game, scoring 62 of their points in the paint. The Saints scored 28 points in the paint.
• Rebounds were fairly even on each side with HLGU getting 30 and Central Christian getting 27.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH DURST

• "It was nice to be at home and get a win.  Our effort and execution was much better in the second half."