LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team tied the game at 64 with under five minutes to play but came up just short of an upset of No. 5 ranked Truman on Saturday, falling 76-70. The Cardinals drop to 4-16 on the season while the Bulldogs move to 16-1. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team could take more than a three point lead through the first half of the opening 20 minutes. After a layup by Mason Alexander, Truman outscored the Cardinals 13-7 over the next six minutes to pull ahead by eight. Jewell finished the half strong, going on a 12-2 run, led by eight points from Eysan Wiley, eventually retake the lead 34-33. Truman got a bucket from Alex McQuinn with five seconds on the clock to take a 37-36 lead into the half. 
• Truman came out of the locker room on fire, pushing their one point lead to 14, 54-40, over the first five minutes of the second half. The Bulldogs maintained a double-digit lead for several minutes before back-to-back triples by Jordan Jermain tied things up at 64-all. The Bulldogs outscored Jewell 12-6 over the final minutes to escape with the six-point win. 

FOR THE CARDINALS

• Wiley finished with a team-high 22 points while pulling down eight rebounds. 
• Alexander and Grant Stubbs each posted 10 points and three assists with the latter adding eight boards.
• The Cardinals shot 49% from the floor but were out-rebounded 38-29. 
• Jewell blocked five shots, their highest total since December 18, including two by Kobe McKinley.  

FOR THE BULLDOGS

• Truman got a game-high 25 points from Cade McKnight while Dylan Peeters added a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds. 
• Turner Scott added 18 points, six assists, and six steals as the Bulldogs forced Jewell into 14 turnovers leading to 22 points. 

UP NEXT
Jewell is scheduled to wrap up the season next Saturday as they host Rockhurst for Senior Day at 3 p.m.