ST. LOUIS – Redshirt sophomore Isaiah Fuller scored a career-high 21 points on Tuesday night to help the University of Missouri-St. Louis men's basketball team to a 72-68 Great Lakes Valley Conference road win at Maryville.
 
The Tritons extend their win streak to seven games, while improving to 5-0 in road contests.
 
UMSL overcame a season-high 19 turnovers and fended off a late Maryville rally in which the Saints pulled within three after trailing by 17.
 
RECORDS
UMSL (10-2, 10-2 GLVC), Maryville (5-8, 5-8 GLVC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UMSL shot 65.4 percent in the opening 20 minutes and owned a 40-29 halftime lead.
 
An 8-0 Maryville run midway through the second half cut the Tritons' lead to 52-45. The Saints then used another 8-0 run to pull within 68-65 with just under 20 seconds to play, but would get no closer as Fuller and redshirt junior Kellen King combined to go 4-for-4 at the free-throw line in the final 15 seconds to help seal the victory.
 
UMSL finished the game shooting an even 50 percent and held a 35-31 rebounding advantage. Maryville shot 42.6 percent.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Senior Shane Wissink added 13 points and four assists.
• Redshirt fresman Lawrence Brazil III recorded 12 points
• King also finished with 12 points and added six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Junior Marty Jackson pulled down seven boards.

 
UP NEXT
UMSL hosts William Jewell on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.