The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team fell to the UMSL Tritons on Saturday afternoon at TRAC. UIS drops to 7-4 overall, with a 3-1 record in GLVC play. UMSL improves to 5-5 overall, with a 3-1 record in GLVC play also.

Game Summary

• The Triton defense forced the Prairie Star offense into taking difficult shots throughout the first half

• Jordan Rice hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to trim the UMSL lead to 10 going into the break

• UIS battled all the way back and tied the game at 75 with 3:27 left in the game

• The Tritons were able to make 9-of-12 free-throws in the second half to secure the win, 87-81

From the Box Score

• Jordan Rice was the game's leading scorer with 24 points

• Jacob Hanna had 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field

• Jayden Johnson finished with 12 points, going 4-of-4 from three

• Max Kunnert and Jack Weber had 10 points, with Kunnert grabbing 8 rebounds as well

• UIS shot 29-for-56 (51.8%) from the field, including 12-for-21 (57.1%) from three

• UMSL shot an impressive 30-for-50 (60.0%) from the field, including going 10-for-20 (50.0%) from three

Around the GLVC

• William Jewell, Indianapolis, Upper Iowa, Quincy, Missouri S&T, and Southwest Baptist joined the Tritons by picking up wins on Saturday

• Indianapolis sits atop the GLVC standings at 3-0

Up Next

UIS has two home games next week, Knox College on Wednesday, and Purdue Northwest on Sunday.