St. Louis, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team set out for St. Louis Wednesday for a conference contest against the Harris-Stowe State University Hornets. The Trojans looked to complete a season sweep of HSSU, having won their first meeting 85-61. The Hornets were trying to get back on track after hitting a five-game skid over the last couple weeks.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Hannibal-LaGrange def. Harris-Stowe State University 64-55. 
• Records: Harris-Stowe State University (2-19, 1-11) | Hannibal-LaGrange (6-17, 4-8)
• Location: Emerson Performance Center | Harris-Stowe State University | St. Louis, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Grant Peters recorded his second double-double in a row tonight, scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
• Roger Guardiola tallied nine points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The first half was very even and the Trojans battled back from being down as much as 10 points to go into the half tied at 34.
• HLGU was able to pull away in the second half and secure a nine-point victory.
• Hannibal shot well from the field tonight going 25-45 (55.6%) while HSSU shot just 21-56 (37.5%).
• The Trojans out-rebounded the Hornets 36-26 on the night
• HLGU moved the ball into the paint well to score 38 of their points from the paint. Harris-Stowe scored 18 of their points in the paint.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH DURST

• "We gave a great effort defensively tonight and made some big plays late to keep the lead."