ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team dropped a 72-63 decision on Saturday at Maryville University to fall to 5-9 overall and 2-4 in conference play. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals hit five early three pointers, going in front 25-22 after a triple from Kaleb Becker. The teams traded points over the final eight minutes, and ended the half tied at 34. 
• Maryville opened the second half outscoring the Cardinals 14-6 but Jewell came back with a 6-1 run with back-to-back layups by Bradley Lightbourne to pull within three. Jordan Jermain scored seven straight points late in the half to pull the Cardinals within two but the home team a couple of transition buckets to push their advantage to the final of 72-63.  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jermain led Jewell with 21 points while Lightbourne added 18 points and nine rebounds. 
• Luke Jordan chipped in 13 assists on 3-of-9 from three. 
• Jewell grabbed 11 offensive rebounds, leading to seven second-chance points, while allowing none for Maryville. 
• The Cardinals shot 37% from the floor while the Saints shot nearly 64%. 

UP NEXT
Jewell will be back at home on Thursday as they host Lewis University at 7:30 p.m.