SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The William Jewell men's basketball team led by as many as 15 in the second half but Illinois Springfield went on a 13-2 run over the final three minutes to storm back for the 61-60 win. The Cardinals fall to 2-5 on the season and 0-1 in conference play.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals never trailed until the final nine seconds of the game, taking an early seven point lead after two free throws from Ashton Jermain. The first half remained back-and-forth as Jewell held a 28-24 advantage at the break. 
• UIS cut the deficit to just two moments into the second half but the Cardinals followed with 23-10 run over the next 11 minutes, capped by an Isaac Patterson three pointer, to grab their largest lead of the day at 51-36.
• The Stars' Jordan Rice scored 13 of the next 17 UIS points to pull the hosts within one with just 40 seconds to play. Justice Sutton hit a turnaround floater with 12 ticks on the clock to put the Cardinals in front by three but a Jewell turnover, their fifth of the final two minutes of action, gave UIS the ball under their own basket as Rice converted the game winner. 
   

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Sutton finished with a team high 19 points while Patterson added 15 points and a team best eight rebounds. Jermain chipped in a career high of 11 to put three in double figures.
• Both teams shot 36% from the field but struggled from the outside as Jewell shot 25% while the Stars connected on 20% from three.
• Rice led all scorers, finishing with 40 of UIS' 61 points.

UP NEXT
The Cardinals return to the Mabee Center this weekend to take on Southwest Baptist on Thursday evening followed by Rockhurst on Saturday afternoon.