LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team dropped a 67-60 contest against Lincoln University of Missouri on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. The Cardinals, who honored five seniors prior to tip off, move to 10-16 on the season and 7-11 in conference play. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing by six early, the Cardinals got a quick 7-0 spurt, capped by a bucket from Kyle Scharbrough, to take their first lead of the day, 13-12. With Lincoln again leading by seven, a shooting foul combined with technical foul on the Tiger bench, gave Jewell four straight free throws to pull within one but the visitors followed with 9-0 run to go back in front 28-19. 
• In the second half, the Cardinals cut the deficit to one possession 10 times but Lincoln responded each time with a basket to keep Jewell at arm's length. Two free throws by Jason Thirdkill, Jr. made it a 63-60 game with under two minutes to play but the Tigers got a layup and converted on two late free shots to walk away with the win.   

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jordan Jermain finished with a game high 21 points with Thirdkill, Jr. adding 19 and Bradley Lightbourne 12. 
• Thirdkill, Jr. led the team with nine rebounds with Scharbrough grabbing three steals. 
• Jewell was 20-of-22 from the free throw line but struggled from long distance, going 4-for-27 (15%) on the day.

UP NEXT
Jewell will close the regular season on the road next week with stops at Illinois Springfield and Truman State.