St. Louis – The Maryville men's basketball team led Truman State for more than 32 minutes but the Bulldogs rallied late to topple the Saints 68-64. Dylan Ingram scored a season-high 19 points to pace the Maryville attack. He hit all three of his 3-point attempts and all six at the free-throw line. Cameron Scales added 12 points, while Jaeden Smith finished with 11.
 
What Happened:
Smith scored on a layup to boost the Saints to a 25-18 lead in the first half. TSU answered with an 8-0 burst but Trey Baker sank a jumper. Two free throws by Kelvin Swims and two more at the stripe by Ingram pushed the Saints up 31-26. However, the Bulldogs scored the final six points to take a 32-31 lead at halftime.
 
Ingram splashed in a trey, and Swims had an offensive rebound put back. Smith drilled a 3-pointer for a 39-32 advantage. Truman closed to within one point but Maryville went on a 9-1 run, capped by an Ingram triple for a 50-42 lead. Scales hit both ends of a one-and-one as the Saints took their biggest lead of the night at 57-47 with 6:06 left. The Bulldogs rallied to forge a tie at 57-all. Ingram drilled a corner 3-pointer for a 60-57 lead with three minutes remaining. Truman converted four straight free throws to take a 61-60 lead.
 
The Bulldogs scored a second-chance basket to take a 63-60 lead. Swims sank one free throw but Truman again hit two more free throws. Scales sank a 3-pointer to pull the Saints to 65-64. Maryville put the Bulldogs back on the line but the visitors only made one for a 66-64 lead with 14.8 seconds left. The Saints were looking to tie or take the lead but were called for traveling, and Truman made two free throws to seal the rally.
 
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Dylan Ingram - 19
Rebounds: Cameron Scales - 6
Assists: Kelvin Swims - 4
3-Pointers: Dylan Ingram and Jaeden Smith - 3
Steals: Kelvin Swims - 4
Blocked Shots: Dylan Ingram and Kelvin Swims - 1
 
Records:
Maryville: 10-13, 4-11
Truman State: 18-6, 12-4
 
What's Next?
The Saints will play at Southern Indiana one last time before USI moves to Division I with a contest Thursday, Feb. 17, in Screaming Eagle Arena.