Missouri S&T swept Truman in a pair of tight ballgames at Pershing Arena on Friday.
The Miner women got a layup from Chorus Davis with less than a second left for a 74-72 victory. The Bulldogs erased a 12-point third quarter deficit and used a 14-4 run at the start of the fourth quarter to take a 67-61 lead. Down 72-69, Addyson Kent hit a big corner three to tie the game. Truman couldn’t score on its last possession and with less than 10 seconds left the Miners pushed the ball up the floor for the winning score. S&T improves to 8-2 and 3-1 in the GLVC. Truman’s Jordan Cunningham led all scorers with 25 points. The Bulldogs drop to 5-9 and 2-2 in the conference.
postgame with coach Theo Dean:
In the men’s game, 20th ranked S&T dodged a three-point shot from Casen Lawrence at the buzzer to escape with a 72-69 win. The Miners broke a 10-game losing streak to their longtime rival. Blaise Beauchamp came off the bench to hit five three-pointers and lead four Miners in double figures. S&T improves to 10-1 and at 4-0 is the only undefeated team in the GLVC. Xavier Hall led all scorers with 19 points. The Bulldogs drop to 7-5 and 1-3 in conference play.
Truman’s next home doubleheader with Lincoln scheduled for Sunday has been pushed back to Monday afternoon due to the weather forecast. The women’s game will tipoff at 1:00.
postgame with Jeff Horner:
