The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team was able to pull away from the visiting Quincy Hawks on Saturday afternoon at TRAC to return to winning ways in the GLVC. UIS improves to 13-6 on the year, with a 6-3 record in GLVC play. Quincy drops to 9-8 on the year, with a 4-5 record in conference play. 
 

Game Summary

• UIS started the contest on fire as the Stars jumped out to an 18-2 lead

• Quincy took a lead of their own, 23-22, with 7:49 left in the first half

• Both teams traded blows as the first half wound down

• UIS ended the half on a 9-0 run to take a 35-27 lead into the break

• Quincy was able to cut the Prairie Star lead to as little as 5 in the second half, but couldn't get any closer

• The Prairie Stars hit three three-pointers in a row from Rice, Kunnert, and Rice again to stretch the lead to 50-36

• UIS continued their dominance for the rest of the half to win the contest 78-56
   

From the Box Score

• Jordan Rice led all scorers with 18 points on 6-for-14 shooting, including going 3-for-5 from behind the arc

• Rice also finished with 7 rebounds and 6 assists on the day

• Jacob Hanna totaled 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting

• Max Kunnert scored 14 points with 12 coming from three-pointers

• Khalil Ross finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists

• UIS led in rebounds (36-33) , assists (21-8) , and forced turnovers (9-8) 

• UIS shot 28-for-54 (51.9%) from the field, 10-for-22 (45.5%) from three, and 12-of-21 (57.1%) from the free-throw line

• Quincy shot 18-for-53 (34.0%)from the field, 5-of-18 (27.8%) from three, and 15-of-22 (68.2%) from the free-throw line
   

Around the GLVC

• Indianapolis, William Jewell, Lewis, Upper Iowa, Truman State, and Maryville joined UIS in the win column on Saturday

• UIS is tied for third place in the GLVC with a 6-3 record

• Indianapolis sits in first place with an 8-1 conference record 
   

Up Next

The Prairie Stars continue GLVC play next weekend on the road as they visit Southwest Baptist and Drury.