LIBERTY, Mo. – Led by another Andrew Young (Ballwin, MO/Marquette) double-double, Missouri S&T Men's Basketball defeated William Jewell 80-60 on Monday night.

Missouri S&T held a 31-30 lead over William Jewell after the first half. In a back-and-forth 20 minutes, the Miners took an early 16-10 lead. The Cardinals brought it down to three points at 17-20 until Adam Rickman (Washington, MO/St. Francis Borgia) and Zac Brown (Collinsville, OK/Collinsville) both put in layups.

At 24-21, Andrew Young (Ballwin, MO/Marquette) drained a three-pointer with 5:27 left in the half. Young put up two more points to make it an eight-point game, the biggest lead of the half. The Cardinals went on a 9-2 run to end the half to make it a one-point game.

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The Miners put up 49 points in the second half to only 30 for the Cardinals to win 80-60. William Jewell took a 39-38 lead to begin the half until S&T went on an 11-0 run highlighted by six points from Young.

S&T never looked back as Cameron Stovall (St. Louis, MO/Vashon) hit a three-pointer to give the Miners a 61-47 lead with 8:44 left. With 2:15 left in the game, the Cardinals were down 58-69 but Lovell Williams (Rogers, MN/Maple Grove) hit two free throws and Ryan Sroka (Lake in the Hills, IL/Huntley) drained a three-pointer. S&T won by 20 points over William Jewell for their seventh straight win.

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Young recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 23 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three blocks. He shot 9-for-13 from the field for S&T. Stovall was second on the team with 15 points and seven rebounds. Sroka picked up 11 points and five rebounds. Williams collected eight points, four rebounds and five assists.

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From the field, the Miners shot 58.5% and 45.5% from three-point range. They outrebounded the Cardinals 39-22 with 34 defensive rebounds. In the paint, S&T recorded 46 points.

What's Next

Missouri S&T will be back in action on Thursday night at Illinois Springfield at 7:30 p.m. Following a game at McKendree on Jan. 25, they will come back home on Jan. 30 to play Lewis at 7:30 p.m.

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