BETHANY, Okla. - The William Jewell men's basketball team got off to a slow start on Monday night at Southern Nazarene and could not recover, falling 60-40. The Cardinals drop finish the 2022 portion of the season at 6-7 overall. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team scored more nearly two-and-half minutes to open the game but a Kobe McKinley jumper at the 17:20 mark tied the game at two. The Cardinals went the next six minutes without field goal but managed to keep things close with superb defense, trailing by only nine.
• The offensive struggles continued for Jewell, going 1-for-10 over the next seven minutes as the Crimson Storm expanded their lead to 18 late in the half. A Mason Alexander three at the buzzer, the first of the game for the Cardinals, made it 29-16 at the break. 
• Jewell got the offense going to start the second half but SNU was able to maintain a double digit advantage for the first eight-plus minutes. 
• Trailing by 16, Alexander grabbed a steal that lead to a Grant Stubbs three to kick start a 7-0 Cardinal run to quickly cut the deficit down to nine after a free throw from Jordan Jermain. The Crimson Storm followed with 16-3 run to grow their lead to 22 late in the game.  

KEY STATS

• Jermain finished with a team high 10 points while Heri Tshiyoyo and Kobe McKinley had seven rebounds. 
• Jewell shot 32% for the game, but just 21% from three point land. 
• While the offense was cold, the defense was again strong as the Cardinals held their opponent to 63 points or less for the seventh time this year.  
   

UP NEXT
The Cardinals will be back to Great Lakes Valley Conference play after the turn of the new year, hosting Illinois Springfield and Quincy on January 5 and 7.