ST. LOUIS, MO. – Maryville's Casey Teson scored the game-winner with 6.8 seconds to play, giving the visiting Saints a 70-69 win at the University of Missouri-St. Louis Thursday night in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
 
Senior Elijah Watson drove to the basket as time expired, but his shot did not fall.
 
Records: UMSL (8-8, 3-4 GLVC), Maryville (14-3, 6-2 GLVC)
 
How it Happened
Watson netted a jumper in the paint with 43 seconds to play that gave UMSL a 69-67 lead, while Teson made the first of two free throws on the ensuing possession. Watson was then fouled, but missed the front end of the one-and-one.
 
After trailing by 13 in the first half and by eight at the break, Maryville opened the second half with 13-4 start to take its first lead of the game at 46-45 with 12:22 to play.
 
Back-to-back three-pointers from freshman Jose Grubbs and junior Johnathan Matthews gave UMSL a 61-56 lead with 6:38 to play. The Tritons also held a five-point advantage at the 5:57 mark, but the Saints followed with seven straight for a 65-63 lead.
 
The Tritons jumped out to a 17-6 lead six minutes into the contest with five of their first six field goals coming from beyond the arc. A deep three-pointer from Matthews with 8:09 to go as the shot clock expired gave UMSL its largest lead of the game at 28-15. The Saints followed with an 8-2 run and pulled within 30-23 and made it a five-point game (38-33) with 30 seconds on the clock before a banked in three-pointer from senior Steven Davis sent UMSL to halftime with a 41-33 lead.
 
Numbers of Note
- Matthews scored a season-best 21 points, while Grubbs and fellow freshman Anthony Hughes added 10 points each. Hughes scored UMSL's first eight points of the game.
- The Tritons shot an even 40 percent after connecting at a 50 percent clip in the first half, while Maryville shot 41.7 percent.
- The Saints finished 26-of-32 at the free-throw line, while UMSL was 15-of-21 as a combined 45 fouls were called, including 26 in the first half.
- UMSL held a 35-33 rebounding advantage. Grubbs and junior Eric Dust pulled down six each.
- Watson dished out seven assists.
- Maryville was led by Nolan Berry's 23 points (10-of-12 FT line) and 10 rebounds.   
 
Up Next
UMSL is at Quincy on Saturday at 3 p.m.