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86
Winner Truman TSU 18-8, 10-6
80
Maryville MU 10-15, 5-11
Winner
Truman TSU
18-8, 10-6
86
Final
80
Maryville MU
10-15, 5-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Truman TSU 44 42 86
Maryville MU 31 49 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tyler Madsen, Athletics Communications

Men's Basketball Recap: Truman 86, Maryville 80

The Basics:
Final Score: Truman 86, Maryville 80
Records: Truman (18-8, 10-6 GLVC West) || Maryville (10-15, 5-11 GLVC West)
Series: Truman leads all-time series, 5-2 || Truman leads, 4-0, since becoming a GLVC member
Location: St. Louis, Mo. (Moloney Arena)
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ST. LOUIS - - Senior Seth Jackson put out a 29-point performance in his hometown, and the Truman men's basketball team held off a second half rally by Maryville to pick up an 86-80 road victory on Thursday night.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 18-8 on the season, but, more importantly, pulled even with Drury at 10-8 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference West division with two regular season games to play.
 
The game was tight early on, with Truman and Maryville knotted at 20-all with 8:34 to play in the first half, before lay-ups from the Myers twins (Cory Myers first, Cole Myers last) book-ended a pair of Isaac Gardner three-pointers to spark Truman to a 30-22 lead.
 
That margin would reach 13 by the half and increase to 16 (56-40) with 15:46 to play before the Saints extended the game with a barrage of three-pointers and lay-ups. An Armon Provo three-pointer cut the Bulldog lead to just three at 65-62 with 8:23 left on the clock; however, that would be as close as the Saints would get the rest of the way as Truman slowly pushed its lead back into double-figures and settled for the six-point victory.
 
Jackson – the GLVC's scoring leader – notched his 16th 20-point scoring output on the season in the game with his 29-point effort. He added four rebounds, a block, and a steal in his 36 minutes of play. Meanwhile, fellow senior guard Reed Mells added 18 points, including a critical lay-up late to give Truman the momentum back again, while sophomore Cory Myers tacked on 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
 
The Bulldogs shot 55.4% from the floor for the game and hit eight three-pointers – setting a new single-season record for triples made (253). Truman uncharacteristically struggled from the foul line, hitting just 15-of-26 (including 10-of-21 in the second half), while also giving up 20 points on 14 turnovers.
 
Provo's 23 points led four Saints in double-figures.
 
Truman returns to Pershing Arena on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., hosting Missouri-St. Louis (17-9, 9-7 GLVC West) on Senior Day. The Bulldogs will recognize their four seniors – Jackson, Mells, Gardner, and Patrick Burmester – prior to tip-off.
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