Justin Taylor

The Miners ran into a buzzsaw Thursday night, as Bellarmine shot 63.6 percent from the field to knock off Missouri S&T 83-58 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building.

S&T had an early lead in the contest, as Justin Taylor's two free throws at the 9:27 mark put the Miners up 15-14. The Knights regained the lead, but the Miners drew even at 23 after a Curtis Mosley three-pointer with
5:50 left in the opening half.

However, Bellarmine rattled off 13 straight points from that moment to take control of the contest. After Mosley’s three, the Knights got consecutive three-pointers from Adam Brames, Justin Benedetti and Kevin Allen to spark a 20-5 finish to the first half and give Bellarmine a 43-28 lead.

The Miners hit just 34.8 percent of their shots in the opening half and finished the contest at 36.7 percent. Meanwhile, the Knights hit exactly two-thirds of their attempts in the first 20 minutes to build the big lead.

S&T had three players in double figures in the game with Marquis Jones leading the way with 14 points. Justin Taylor had 13 and Taurance Townsel 11 for the Miners, who fell to 3-13 overall and 0-8 in the GLVC.

The Miners will return to action Saturday when they host Northern Kentucky in a 3 p.m. game at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. The 25th-ranked Norse were upset Thursday at Missouri-St. Louis by the score of 71-63.

(Photo by Rod Lentz)