ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Truman State fell to Missouri-St. Louis 64-47 Thursday evening at Mark Twain Building, dropping the Bulldogs to 15-10 overall and 12-5 in conference play. The Tritons improved to 21-3 (17-1) with the victory in front of 132 fans.
Truman State opened the game with early momentum, taking a 4-2 lead at 7:18 in the first quarter when Emajin McCallop converted a layup. The Bulldogs held an 8-7 advantage at the 5:43 mark before Missouri-St. Louis responded to take a 16-15 lead after one quarter.
The second quarter saw UMSL build momentum with a 15-6 scoring advantage. Katelyn Odem scored two of Truman's six points in the period, with a fastbreak layup at 1:53. The Tritons took a 31-21 lead into halftime, with Mara Rieder leading all scorers with 16 first-half points.
Missouri-St. Louis extended its lead throughout the third quarter. Anna Costa Riera's three-pointer at 8:53 extended the margin to 34-21. Mallory Ott made consecutive free throws at 8:28 to keep Truman within 12 at 34-23, and her three-pointer at 7:22 cut the deficit to 36-26. McCallop added a layup at 6:16 to make it 38-28, but the Tritons answered each time.
The fourth quarter saw UMSL maintain control. Ramthun's layup at 8:49 pushed the lead to 52-38, and Rieder's jumper at 7:02 extended it to 56-38. The Tritons' largest advantage came at 62-41 with 4:37 remaining after Rieder's tip-in layup.
Rieder finished with a game-high 20 points on 9-22 shooting. Morgan Ramthun added 18 points on efficient 8-16 shooting, while Costa Riera contributed nine points and two assists. Jayden Kuper controlled the glass with a game-high 16 rebounds and added six assists.
McCallop led the Bulldogs with 16 points on 7-12 shooting, while Odem and Morgan Miller each scored nine points. Mallory Ott added eight points for Truman State.
Truman shot 35.8% from the field for the game (19-53) and 17.6% from three-point range (3-17). UMSL held a 50-29 rebounding advantage, while both teams combined for 16 turnovers. The Bulldogs recorded five steals in the contest.
Team Statistics Comparison
| Category |
Truman State |
Missouri-St. Louis |
| Field Goals |
19-53 (35.8%) |
27-70 (38.6%) |
| 3-Pointers |
3-17 (17.6%) |
5-17 (29.4%) |
| Free Throws |
6-11 (54.5%) |
5-7 (71.4%) |
| Rebounds |
29 |
50 |
| Assists |
7 |
18 |
| Steals |
5 |
6 |
| Turnovers |
7 |
9 |
| Blocks |
1 |
1 |
| Points in Paint |
32 |
38 |
| Bench Points |
2 |
8 |
| Fast Break Points |
2 |
2 |
| Second Chance Points |
4 |
17 |
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Up Next:
The Bulldogs will look to regroup as they take on the Maryville Saints on Saturday at 1:00 PM. Currently the Saints are one spot above the Bulldogs in the GLVC standings as we come down the home stretch of the regular season.
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