LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team rallied from down 18 to tie the game late but went cold down the stretch as Truman escaped with a 65-55 win. The Cardinals fall to 6-14 overall and 3-9 in conference play. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Luke Jordan and Jason Thirdkill, Jr. each hit a three in the first minute of play but Truman State followed with an 16-5 run to open up a double-digit advantage. Jordan Jermain got a layup with 8:42 to play in the first half but that was the last Jewell bucket for more than six minutes until he and Josh Allen scored late in the half to make a 33-18 Truman lead at the break. 
• The Cardinals came out of the intermission with a run, quickly cutting the deficit to single digits, led by back-to-back three pointers from Jordan. With Truman up by seven, Jermain scored four straight before another Jordan triple tied the game at 48-all. The Bulldogs responded with a 9-0 run to retake the lead for good.   

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jordan went 5-for-11 from long range and finished with a game-high 20 points. 
• Thirdkill, Jr. added 19 to go with eight rebounds while Jermain had 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists. 
• After shooting just 23% in the opening half, the Cardinals were 15-of-30 from the field in the second half. 
   

UP NEXT
The Cardinals continue their home stand next week as they host Southwest Baptist on Thursday night.