ROLLA, Mo. – Truman State's 52-42 lead midway through the second half evaporated as Missouri S&T charged back to win a late-season league matchup, 69-68.

Freshman center Quientan McCafferty drained one of his two threes to cap a 16-4 giving the Bulldogs a ten-point margin with 10:50 to play. A jumper by junior guard Xavier Hall, two of his 19 on the day, provided a 68-62 margin the Miners erased with a 7-0 run to prevent a three-game losing streak for the top team in the league. The loss snaps four wins in a row for the Purple and White dating back to a 65-55 win at William Jewell (Mo.) on Feb. 1.

Sophomore guard Kobi Williams tallied 17 points going 7-12 from the field with seven boards and two assists. Senior guard Trey Shearer, 6-11 from the floor and 2-5 from behind the arc, joined Williams and Hall scoring double figures with 14. Redshirt sophomore guard Casen Lawrence posted a career-high seven rebounds with freshman guard Marquis Carver-Smith and junior forward Brennan Lovette each contributing six.

The Miners kept the Bulldogs at bay halfway through the first before Truman State tied the affair at 13 all with 9:45 remaining on a Shearer field goal. Another deuce by Shearer provided a 31-28 lead with 0:35 left in the half before a Miner bucket and score off a turnover in the final seven seconds before the buzzer put the 'Dogs down 32-31 at the break.

Truman State (15-9, 9-7 GLVC) returns to Pershing Arena Thursday at 7:30 to take on Maryville (Mo.) with four games to play. The Miners stop a two-game losing streak to run their record to 20-3 overall, 14-2 GLVC.