KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Truman State picked up their seventh win of the season with a 68-63 win over Drury on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs got out to a 15-2 lead over the Panthers with 13:46 left in the first-half. Truman's lead was double-digits with 3:27 left, but Drury made their way back into the game and cut the lead to one going into the half.
Truman went up 50-42 with 12:54 left in the game, and kept a lead until the 6:39 mark when Drury tied it up. With the game tied 63-63, Casen Lawrence hit a massive 3-pointer with 0:48 left to take a 66-63 lead. Kobi Williams and Trey Shearer both hit free throws late to ice the game, taking home a five-point win.
Matt Haefner had a monster game, scoring a career-high 20 point on 8-11 shooting. Haefner went 4-6 from three and and had eight rebounds and a block.
Kobi Williams had another double-digit scoring game, dropping 13 on 2-7 shooting from the field. Williams got eight of the points from the free throw line, going 8-12. He also had seven boards, one assist, one block, and one steal.
Xavier Hall had a game-highs in assists with seven, and steals with three.
The Bulldogs hit the road again next week, going to Rockhurst on Thursday and William Jewell on Saturday.