The two leading scorers in the Great Lakes Valley Conference delivered in an Upper Iowa sweep of Truman State at Pershing Arena on Thursday.
In the men’s game, Nick Reid pumped in 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Peacocks hold on for a 73-70 victory. Upper Iowa led by as many as 13 points with 8:35 remaining. Former Mexico Bulldog Isaiah Reams came off the Truman Bulldog bench to score 11 second half points and spark a comeback….
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. In the final seconds, the Bulldogs missed on the front end of a one-and-one down 72-70. Then Reid went one-of-two from the line with 3.7 seconds left leaving the door open but a hurried, mid-air three by Reams bounced off the iron.
Xaiver Hall scored 19 points to pace Truman. The Bulldogs drop to 8-7 and 2-5 in the GLVC. The Peacocks improve to 11-5 and 5-3 in the conference.
In the women’s game, Mia Huberty scored 26 points to lead Upper Iowa to an 88-77 win. The Peacocks led by three after one, by ten at halftime and by 17 after three quarters. Kayla Bohr added 23 points. UIU improves to 7-7 and 4-4 in the GLVC. Jordan Cunningham had a career-high 29 points in the loss. It was the 7th straight setback for Truman. The Bulldogs drop to 5-12 and 2-5 in the league. The Truman homestand continues on Saturday when Lewis comes to town. Coverage on NEMOPressbox.com will begin at 12:45.
postgame with Truman men’s coach Jeff Horner:
postgame with women’s coach Theo Dean:
