ST. LOUIS – The No. 9 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis men's basketball team suffered a 81-69 loss to Truman State on Saturday afternoon as the visiting Bulldogs shot 56 percent from the field.
 
With the loss, the Tritons had an 18-game home win streak snapped. UMSL entered the game with the fourth longest active home court win streak in NCAA DII. The Tritons' last home loss came in the 2018-19 home finale.  
 
RECORDS
#9 UMSL (1-1, 1-1 GLVC), Truman State (3-0, 3-0 GLVC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Truman State took a 41-35 lead into halftime behind eight three-pointers in 12 attempts after leading by as many as nine.
 
The Bulldogs used a 16-4 run over a 10-minute span in the second half to turn a 58-53 lead into a 74-57 cushion with 5:38 to play.
 
Truman State finished the game 12-of-23 (52.2 percent) from three-point range, while UMSL was 7-of-22. The Tritons shot 45.2 percent in the contest.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Redshirt junior Steve Webb finished with 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals.
• Junior Marty Jackson had a team-high 14 points.
• Senior Jose Grubbs added 10 points.
• Truman held a 30-26 rebounding advantage.
• UMSL forced 19 turnovers, but only had an 11-4 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Senior Shane Wissink had four steals, while senior Yaakema Rose Jr. finished with three steals and five assists.

 
UP NEXT
UMSL will host Southwest Baptist on Monday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.