St. Louis, MO –The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team took on the Missouri Baptist Spartans in St. Louis on Saturday Night. The Trojans shot well from deep in the contest, going 12-25 (48%) overall. Kell Estep led the way for HLGU, shooting 5-7 on three-point attempts and scoring 22 points. The Trojans battled hard but ultimately could not match the Spartans pace, falling 89-78. The Trojans will face off against Bellevue University on Tuesday, November 26 at 5 pm in Columbia as part of the Columbia College Classic.

GAME VITALS

· Score: Missouri Baptist def. Hannibal-LaGrange 89-78

· Records: Hannibal-LaGrange University (2-4, 0-2) | Missouri Baptist (2-4, 1-0)

· Location: Carl & Deloris Petty SRC | Missouri Baptist University | St. Louis, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

· Kell Estep led all scorers with 22 points in the game after shooting 5-7 from deep. Estep also had five rebounds and three assists.

· Josh Talton recorded 18 points, three rebounds, and three assists.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

· HLGU went 13-29 (44.83%) from the floor in the first half, while the Spartans went 17-36 (47.22%).

· Josh Talton led the Trojans in scoring in the first half with 11 points, shooting 3-7 from the field.

· The Trojans trailed by seven at the half (44-37).

· In the second half, the Trojans shot 7-14 (50%) on three-point attempts.

· MBU went 15-20 (75%) from the free-throw line in the second half.

· Kell Estep shot a perfect 4-4 from beyond the arc in the second half, dropping 15 points in the half.

· The Trojans committed 11 turnovers, leading to 15 points for the Spartans.

· In the rebound struggle, the Spartans won 38-31.

· The Trojans shot 10-15 (66.7%) on free-throws, compared to 19-24 (79.2%) for MBU.