EMPORIA, Kan. - Truman State Men's basketball took a 91-74 loss at Emporia State University, falling to 1-2 on the young season.

The Bulldogs and Hornets were tied 9-9 early in the first-half, and Truman was never able to take the lead after that. Truman went into the half down 11, with a score of 44-33. The Bulldogs cut the lead to four with 12:26 left in the game, but were unable to take advantage and the Hornets pulled away to win by 17.

Xavier Hall had a new career-high in points with 25 on 10-18 shooting. He grabbed a rebounds and had six assists in the game.

Landon Eiland also had a career-best in points as well, scoring 22. Eiland shot 9-13 and went 4-6 from three.

Casen Lawrence also had a new high in scoring, and was Truman's third double-digit scorer with 12. All of Lawrence's shots were 3-pointers, going 4-7.

Matt Haefner led the lead in rebounds with four, and Kobi Williams had the Bulldogs' only block.

As a team, Truman shot 56.9% and 46.2% from three. The Bulldogs shot good in the second-half, going 15-25 (60.0%) from the field and 9-14 (64.29%) from behind the arc.

The Bulldogs return home Sunday, November 19th, at 2 p.m. for a matchup against Avila University.