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McKendree Final
88
Truman St. TSU 10-13,5-10 GLVC
90
Winner McKendree McK 11-10,7-7 GLVC
Truman St. TSU
10-13,5-10 GLVC
88
Final
90
McKendree McK
11-10,7-7 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Truman St. TSU 39 40 9 88
McKendree McK 41 38 11 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

McKendree Defeats Truman State In Overtime

LEBANON, Ill. - Truman State Men's basketball lost a heartbreaker to McKendree, falling 90-88 in overtime.

McKendree jumped out to a 28-18 lead with 8:30 left in the first half, but the Bulldogs managed to fight their way back and trail 41-39 going into the half.

Truman State took their first lead of the game with 12:39 left in the game off a Dylan Peeters made a free throw after he made a layup while fouled. There were seven lead changes the rest of the second half, and the two teams went into overtime tied at 79-79. 

In overtime, Truman went up 85-79 with 3:18 left. McKendree took the lead back off a Caleb Zurliene jumper, up 88-87 with 1:12 remaining in overtime. Hunter Strait hit a free throw with 0:26 left to tie the ballgame. Zurliene hit a fadeaway jumpshot in the paint with 0:02 left in overtime to give McKendree the win over Truman.

Truman shot 14-33 (42.42%) from the field, and 5-13 (38.46%) from three.

Dylan Peeters and Elijah Hazekamp each recorded double-doubles in the game. Peeters had 24 points, 12 rebounds and a steal. Hazekamp put up 20 points, 13 rebounds, and four assists.

Xavier Hall and Hunter Strait had double-digit scoring games as well. Hall scored 19 points and Strait had 11.

McKendree's Caleb Zurliene had a great performance on top of his game-winning shot. He scored 33 points, grabbed 12 boards, and had five blocks.

Truman State is 10-13 on the season and 5-10 in the GLVC.

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