St. Louis, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Men's Basketball Team took on the three-seeded Missouri Baptist Spartans on Thursday night in quarterfinal round of the American Midwest Conference Tournament presented by Tandem HR. The Trojans put up a solid three-point shooting performance in the first half but, they were unable to keep up with the Spartans, falling 103-69.  Next up, HLGU is looking to compete in the NCCAA North Central Regional, but are waiting to hear about their opponent and location.
 
GAME VITALS

• Score: Missouri Baptist University def. Hannibal-LaGrange University 103-69
• Records: Hannibal-LaGrange University (7-18, 4-11) | Missouri Baptist University (20-9, 10-4)
• Location: Carl & Deloris Petty SRC | Missouri Baptist University | St. Louis, Missouri

STAT TRACKER

• Eddie Ambrose recorded 14 points, four rebounds, one block, and one steal
• Russell Nyoo finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and one steal

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Spartans shot an impressive 17-24 (70.83%) from the field in the first half, including 7-12 (58.33%) from beyond the three-point line
• HLGU shot 10-26 (38.46%) from the field and 7-11 (63.64%) from deep in the first frame
• In the second half, the Trojans went 15-38 (39.1%)
• MBU out-rebounded HLGU 34-32
• The Spartans went 28-32 (87.5%) from the charity stripe, while Hannibal-LaGrange shot 9-12 (75%)
• Missouri Baptist scored 25 points off of 19 Trojan turnovers
• The Spartans scored 42 of their points within the paint