LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team used a second half rally to down Truman State on Saturday afternoon by a final of 43-33 to improve to 12-7 overall and 6-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing by four midway through the first half, Trey Shannon gave the Cardinals the lead with a jump shot followed by a three pointer. Truman State went back in front but back-to-back triples from Isaac Patterson gave Jewell a slim 29-28 lead. The Bulldogs closed the half on an 11-2 run to take an eight point edge into the locker room.
• Jewell outscored the Bulldogs 16-7 over the first seven minutes of the second half, including 10-0 to open, to go from down eight to up five with 12:40 to play after a three from Jordan Jermain.
• With the Cardinals lead 59-53, Truman State made a 16-9 run to go back in front by one with just two minutes to go. Patterson scored five of the final seven Jewell points including a layup with five seconds on the clock to give the Cards the lead for good. Truman got a shot off at the buzzer but it fell short to give Jewell the win. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Patterson led all scorers with 25 points, including 5-of-8 from three. 
• Shannon and Kobe McKinley added 13 a piece with the latter also pulling down eight rebounds. 
• Jermain chipped in 11 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. 
• The Cardinals shot 48% from the field with 12 second chance points, as they out-rebounded the Bulldogs 32-28.

UP NEXT
Jewell heads out on a two game road trip next weekend, beginning with a stop at Illinios Springfield on Thursday evening.