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Luke Jordan dribbling
77
William Jewell WJC 3-3,0-0 GLVC
78
Winner Missouri Western MW 7-1,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
William Jewell WJC
3-3,0-0 GLVC
77
Final
78
Missouri Western MW
7-1,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
William Jewell WJC 40 28 9 77
Missouri Western MW 31 37 10 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Missouri Western Outlasts Cardinals in Overtime, 78-77

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team was defeated on Tuesday evening at Missouri Western by a final of 78-77 in overtime. The Cardinals fall to 3-3 on the season while the Griffons, who are receiving votes in the national polls, moved to 7-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Jewell came out of the gates firing on all cylinders, grabbing an early nine point lead after a layup by Kyle Scharbrough on a behind-the-back feed from Kanukayi Gudza. Five straight points from Luke Jordan made it a double-digit lead late in the half but Missouri Western quickly cut things back to five with under 90 seconds to play. Jason Thirdkill, Jr. nailed a three pointer with 11 seconds on the clock to give the Cardinals a 40-31 lead at the break. 
  • Opening the second half, Jewell went on an 18-11 run to expand their advantage to game high 16 points at 58-42 with just over 11 minutes to go. Over the next five-plus minutes the Griffons chipped away at the deficit, cutting it to just three with 5:19 remaining in regulation. Jewell got things back to seven after a bucket from Thirdkill, Jr. but Missouri Western followed with a 9-0 run to take their first lead since the opening seconds at 68-66. With less than one second on the clock Bradley Lightbourne hit a runner to tie things up and send it to overtime. 
  • Jewell played from behind for the bulk of the extra period until Jordan Jermain's triple with 33 seconds to go to put the Cards in front by one. The Griffons got a jumper with four seconds remaining to retake the lead as Jewell's shot at the buzzer fell just short. 
     
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Thirdkill, Jr. led all scorers with a career high 29 points to go with 11 rebounds for his first double-double. 
  • Jordan also grabbed his first career double-double with 10 points and 12 boards as well as a career high four assists. 
  • The Cardinals shot 48% from the field and were 16-of-18 from the free throw line. 

UP NEXT
Jewell will open Great Lakes Valley Conference play on Monday night as they host Illinois Springfield at 7:30 p.m. 
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