Missouri Baptist Men's Basketball Has Winning Streak Snapped

Editor's Note: This game report is courtesy of the Missouri Baptist University Sports Information Department.

Maryville’s Asa Toney led all scorers with 25, as the Saints men’s basketball team cruised to a 69-50 victory over on Monday.

The Spartans came into the game winners of their previous six games, but ran into a very disciplined NCAA Division II team. Missouri Baptist had a difficult time putting points on the board and fell victim to the high-tempo Saints’ offense.

The Maryville offense was hot in the first half, shooting 65 percent from the floor to take a 43-24 lead into halftime. In the second frame, the Spartans began to raise their level of play, as the Saints could not maintain its high shooting percentage. MBU’s Erik Hunter went 4-7 from three-point range, finishing with 12 points, to lead the Missouri Baptist offense.

A big source of pride in the game for the Spartans was the free throw shooting. The team shot an incredible 94 percent from the foul stripe in the game, but it was not enough to set-up a second-half comeback.

Overall, the Saints recorded 23 points off 18 MBU turnovers in the game, which ended up being the difference. Missouri Baptist drops to 9-6 on the season with the loss, as Maryville improves to 6-2. The Spartans will get a little time to rest over the holidays before picking it back up on Jan. 2, 2012 at the Ozarks Classic against Bellevue University.