SPRINGFIELD, IL --- Both Eddie Longmeyer and Paxton Harmon scored career-highs but it wasn't enough at the Quincy Hawks (15-1, 5-0) best the Prairie Stars (5-8, 0-4) by a score of 81-71. Longmeyer scored a game-high 24 points on 9-of-15 from the field while senior forward Harmon also netted a career-high, notching 20 points on the night.

UIS fell behind 11-2 in the first minute and a half due to the Hawks connecting on their first four shots, three of which came from deep. Vince Walker responded by hitting his first two attempts from three, cutting the deficit to 15-12 at the first media timeout.

The Prairie Stars trimmed the Hawks lead to just one at 21-20 at the 12-minute mark but couldn't tie the game as Quincy went on a 7-0 run to push the lead back to eight. Continuing to fight back from their early deficit, UIS trailed 39-31 with 4:24 remaining in the before going on an 8-0 run, capped by an emphatic baseline dunk from Longmeyer.

This tied the game at 39 but a late bucket to end the half, gave Quincy a 41-39 advantage.

In the second half, Quincy upped their lead back to 11 after seven minutes had passed and then to 14 at the 11-minute mark. UIS cut the lead to seven on multiple occasions but couldn't hit the shot they needed to push the game to a two-possession affair.

Quincy --- who is currently ranked 27^th in the nation --- pulled out their 14^th consecutive victory as UIS fell for the third straight game.

Longmeyer hit the 20-point mark for the second time this season and the 24-point effort is the second highest scoring output from a UIS player all season and highest against a Division II team. Three players had three assists on the night, including Walker who for the fourth time this season hit at least four three's.

UIS will hit the road for their first conference road games next week as they take on William Jewell on Thursday before ending the week at Rockhurst on Saturday.