ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The William Jewell men's basketball team put together a balanced attack on Saturday afternoon to down Lewis University, 68-60, and win their fifth straight contest. The Cardinals improve to 10-7 on the year and 6-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The going featured seven ties and nine lead changes as neither team could capture momentum. With Lewis leading 19-17, the Cardinals rattled off six three-pointers by four different players over the next five minutes to open up a 13-point advantage. The Flyers stopped the run but a Kyle Scharbrough reverse layup close the half with Jewell in front 40-29. 
• The Cardinals came out of the break, pulling ahead by as many as 18 in the second half, after a three pointer from Ashton Jermain. With under seven minutes remaining, Lewis used a 13-2 run to get back within six but a layup from Isaac Patterson coupled with a well-timed Kanukayi Gudza triple pushed things back to double digits as Jewell held off the home team down the stretch. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Patterson led the Cardinals with 17 points as Jewell got 26 from the bench. Scharbrough added 15 and Sutton 11 to put three in double figures.
• For the fourth time this season, the Cardinals posted 20 assists, led by Bradley Lightbourne's career high eight, the most since Trey Shannon's seven in December 2023.  
• Jewell forced 12 turnovers, leading to 13 points and held the Flyers to just 3-of-17 from behind the arc.
   

UP NEXT
The Cardinals are back inside the Mabee Center on Thursday night as they host No. 22 Upper Iowa for Scholar-Athlete Night.