Truman Men Thrive on Both Ends in Dominant Win Against Findlay

Sixth-ranked Truman men’s basketball defeated Findlay 90-61 in the GLVC-GMAC Challenge at Quincy Saturday. Truman’s lead hovered around 10 for much of the first 25 minutes, then the Bulldogs produced an 11-0 run.

Eric Duick with the call of Cade McKnight’s 3-pointer on KRES and centralmoinfo.com. McKnight scored the last eight points of the 11-0 run as Truman built a 61-40 advantage. The reigning GLVC Player of the Year recorded 27 points on 10-14 field goals. Five other Bulldogs provided between eight and 13 points. Head coach Jeff Horner analyzed Truman’s crisp offense.

Truman never trailed Saturday. Both Dylan Peeters and Elijah Hazekamp collected 11 rebounds. Horner revealed what impressed him most in the victory against Findlay.

Truman’s GLVC-GMAC sweep leaves the Bulldogs 2-0 ahead of the Chris Tucker Memorial Classic in Joplin next Friday and Saturday. Pregame coverage of Truman and Pittsburg State begins at 5:15pm Friday. Hear coach Jeff Horner’s full postgame interview below.

Truman coach Jeff Horner: