Truman State Men’s basketball picked up their second-straight win with an 84-58 victory over Southwest Baptist on a snowy night in Pershing Arena.
Nearly the entire first-half of the game was close before a three from Kobi Williams, a layup from Joe Knutson, and a layup from Williams put the Bulldogs up 37-29 with 0:45 left in the half. The Bearcats hit two free throws with 0:30 left to go into the break trailing by six.
The Bulldogs got off to a blazing start in the second-half, going on an 8-0 run after SBU cut the lead to four.
Trey Shearer had a hot hand for Truman, dropping 24 points on 6-10 shooting from three.
Kobi Williams had 19 points along with five rebounds, three assists, a block, and two steals.
Xavier Hall was the final Bulldog with double-digits, scoring 10 on 3-7 shooting.
The Bulldogs are now 6-9 overall, and 3-4 in the GLVC. Truman State returns to action this Saturday against Drury at home at 3 p.m.