KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – All five Truman State starters scored double digits in an 83-68 victory over Grand View (Iowa) Tuesday.
 
The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the field (27-54) and hit on 14 of 29 three-point attempts, and never again trailed after redshirt sophomore guard Casen Lawrence drained a three at the buzzer to end the first half.
 
Senior guard Trey Shearer led the 'Dogs with 17 points on a 5-9 performance behind the three-point line. Junior guard Xavier Hall and redshirt junior forward Landon Eiland both tallied 15 points with Hall notching seven assists and Eiland going a perfect 6-6 from the charity stripe. Sophomore guard Kobi Williams tossed in 14 while sophomore forward Matt Haefner led the Bulldogs with eight boards in addition to 10 points scored. 
 
Eiland got things underway with a three-pointer at 18:37 to play in the first, but Grand View responded to open an 8-3 lead at the 16:24 mark. The Bulldogs retook the lead, 15-14, on a layup by Haefner at 11:53 and extended their lead to 29-20 over the next nearly six minutes. A 14-4 Viking run allowed Grand View to take its last lead of the contest, 34-33, with :27 on the clock before Lawrence's score as time expired. Truman State outscored Grand View 12-4 out of the half to extend the lead to ten, 48-38, and would further pull away, 55-41, on a Schearer three. The Vikings hung around, eventually narrowing the margin to four, 66-62, at the 7:24 mark, but a 17-6 advantage over the final seven minutes allowed the Bulldogs to seal the 15-point win.
 
The victory pushes the Truman State overall record to 6-4, 1-2 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play, while Grand View falls to 5-8 overall, 3-5 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The Bulldogs return to action for the final time in 2024 at 3:30 p.m. Saturday against Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo.