The Truman men handed Illinois-Springfield its first conference loss with a 66-65 win, as part of a Bulldog sweep at Pershing Arena on Saturday. The Bulldogs used an 8-0 run to take a 29-25 lead into intermission:
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. The ‘Dogs built their lead to as much as 14 with four three-pointers to start the second half. The Prairie Stars battled back to take over the lead at 63-62. There were four straight lead changes, with Ja’Vion Byers getting what ended up as the game-winner with 2:16 left:
Julian Brown led Truman with 14, Jahki Parrinello added 13 and Emmanuel Byrd had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The Bulldogs improve to 3-4 in the GLVC and 6-9 overall. The Prairie Stars drop to second place in the conference (behind 7-0 Upper Iowa), with a mark of 6-1 and 10-5 overall.
The Truman women stifled Illinois-Springfield in the first half on their way to a 64-53 victory. The Bulldogs built a 35-13 lead by halftime:
The Prairie Stars went 6-26 from the field in the first half. They drop to 5-10 and 2-5 in the GLVC. Emajin McCallop led Truman with 19. The Bulldogs improve to 5-2 in the conference, tied for 4th place, and 8-7 overall.
Both Truman teams play at Lewis on Thursday. You can hear these full broadcasts by going to the Game Archive section of our website.
The 1994 and 1995 Men’s Cross Country teams were inducted into the Bulldog Athletic Hall of Fame and were recognized at halftime of the women’s game. Donna Bailey was presented with the “Bulldog Forever” award at halftime of the men’s game.
postgame with men’s coach Mike Worley:
postgame with women’s coach Theo Dean:
