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Men's Basketball Outpaced by NCAA Division I Western Illinois

January 09, 2013
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MACOMB, Ill. -- The Greenville men's basketball team traveled to NCAA Division I Western Illinois on Wednesday night and returned with a 95-48 loss to the Leathernecks.  Junior MarQuel Jones led the Panthers with a team-high 15 points.

Greenville fell behind early as Western led 21-1 just eight minutes into the game.  The score was 48-20 at the half, and Western outscored Greenville 47-28 in the second half.

Anthony Metzler posted five rebounds in the defeat, and Alex Mumphard collected three assists and two steals.

Western improved to 13-3 with the win while Greenville fell to 7-6.  The Panthers host Eureka on Saturday at 3 p.m. in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action.

  • NCAA Division 3
  • SLIAC
  • UMAC
  • NCCAA