Hannibal, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team hosted Columbia College in the 2022-23 season finale. In an exciting, back and forth game, the Trojans fell at the last second 55-53. In the final minutes of the first half, Janssen Flotow scored his 1,000^th career point.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Columbia def. Hannibal-LaGrange 55-53
• Records: Hannibal-LaGrange (8-16, 3-13) | Columbia College (20-8, 12-4)
• Location: Mabee Sports Complex | Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Janssen Flotow scored 15 points today, including his 1,000^th total career point. Flotow also had two rebounds.
• Jacob Staton totaled 17 points, one rebound, and one steal.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• With 3:36 to go in the first half, Janssen Flotow drained a long two-point shot for his 1,000^th career point, putting the Trojans up 22-21.
• All that separated the two teams after the first half was three points, Columbia was up 30-27.
• Both teams struggled from three-point range in the second half with HLGU shooting 0-7 and Columbia shooting 1-7 (14.3%).
• With the game tied and two seconds left to play, the Trojans fouled the Cougar's Tony Burks who then hit both free-throws to put Columbia up by two. The Trojans put up a last second shot that just missed as they fell 55-53.
• Each team was even on turnovers at eight apiece.
• Columbia won the rebound battle 26-22.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH DURST

• "Today was a tough loss, we executed well for 40 minutes and did everything we needed to do to compete.  We just came up short in the end."