ST. LOUIS, MO. – Senior Brandon Marquardt scored a career-high 26 points, while senior Tre Ogles scored a season-best 18 points, but it wasn't enough to help the University of Missouri-St. Louis men's basketball team to victory as visiting Missouri S&T posted an 85-81 win on Saturday afternoon in Great Lakes Valley Conference action.
 
The Miners overcame a 17-point first half deficit in the win, while the Tritons' bid to overcome a 13-point second half deficit fell short. UMSL slips to 3-4 overall, including 0-2 in the GLVC, while Missouri S&T improves to 3-5 and 2-0 in the league.
 
Marquardt knocked down a career-best six pointers, while Ogles added three three-pointers, playing in 14 minutes off the bench. Senior Cortez Conners added 11 points, also off the bench.
 
A quick start powered UMSL to its largest lead of the game at 26-9 on a dunk by Ogles with 9:30 to play. However, the Miners closed the half by outscoring the Tritons, 32-15, and hit a three-pointer as time expired to knot the score at 41-41.
 
Marquardt connected for his fifth long ball of the game early in the second half for a 46-41 UMSL lead, but the Miners responded with a 10-1 run, taking a 51-47 lead it would not relinquish with 14:35 to play. The lead grew to 13 points twice, including 73-60 with just over six minutes to go before the Tritons slowly began chipping away.
 
Ogles scored seven points during an 11-4 UMSL run, including the conversion of a four-point play, to cut the deficit to 77-71 with 3:36 on the clock. Then after a long ball by the Miners made it 82-73 70 seconds later, Ogles and Marquardt hit back-to-back three's, making it another four-point game. The Tritons then forced turnovers on each of the next two Missouri S&T possessions and a lay-up from junior Joseph English got UMSL within 83-81. UMSL again forced another Miners turnover, but couldn't convert the basket and a pair of Missouri S&T free throws helped seal the victory.
 
UMSL shot 40.6 percent and finished 10-of-26 (38.5 percent) from beyond the arc, while Missouri S&T shot 42.9 percent, aided by a 50 percent second half, and was 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) from three-point range. The Miners also owned a 43-35 rebounding advantage. The Tritons held a slim 17-16 edge on the offensive end, but was outscored, 26-13, in second chance points.
 
English was limited to six points – his first single digit scoring game since the season opener – but dished out a season-high eight assists.
 
The Tritons continue their current seven-game homestand on Tuesday, hosting Robert Morris-Springfield in non-conference play.