UMSL’s Donovan Vickers (4) scored 20 points and had four assists in the Tritons’ blowout win over UIS, Saturday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: UMSL Athletics)
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois-Springfield | 25 | 37 | 62 | 12-7, 6-5 GLVC |
| #16 Missouri-St. Louis | 43 | 46 | 89 | 16-3, 8-3 GLVC |
Cedric Williams
Senior Editor
ST. LOUIS — The No. 16 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s basketball team delivered one of its most impressive performances of the 2022-23 season on Saturday, when it blasted visiting University of Illinois-Springfield, 89-62, in a game at UMSL’s Mark Twain Building.
Four different Tritons scored in double figures, as UMSL shot a season-best 60.3 percent from the field, which included a red-hot 65 percent from three-point range.
Grad student senior Victor Nwagbaraocha scored 21 points to lead the Tritons, while teammate Donovan Vickers added 20 points, and Isaiah Fuller and Bowen Sandquist had 14 points and 12 points, respectively.
UMSL took control right from the start, as the home team began the game with a 14-2 run, and following its initial bucket, held UIS scoreless for the six minutes.
The Tritons took their largest first half lead just before the half, when they led 41-20.
The second half was much like the first, as UMSL jumped out quickly and pushed its lead to 61-35 with 14:08 left in the game. From that point on, the Tritons would cruise to a victory that improved the team’s overall record to 16-3 and its Great Lakes Valley Conference mark to 8-3.
Illinois-Springfield fell to 12-7 overall and 6-5 in the GLVC.
After winning both games of its quick homestand this past Thursday and Saturday, UMSL will be back out on the road for two games next week. The Tritons will be in Liberty, Mo., on Thursday, to take on William Jewell, before heading to Kirksville, Mo., next Saturday, for a game against Truman State.
UMSL’s next home game will come in just under two weeks, on Thursday, February 2, when the Tritons will host Southwest Baptist at the Mark Twain Building. The contest is scheduled to tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
Illinois-Springfield 62
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Max Kunnert | * | 26 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 05 | Jacob Hanna | * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | Jack Weber | * | 22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 01 | Michael Wright | * | 23 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 02 | Jordan Rice | * | 21 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Keith Johnson | 16 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 21 | Deandre Campbell | 14 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 12 | Kyle Ingram | 9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 00 | Chandler Jackson | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Yamani Shareef | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | Isaiah Esker | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Evan Altman | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | Jason Bergstrom | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 24-58 | 7-25 | 7-13 | 6-20 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 62 |
Missouri-St. Louis 89
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Victor Nwagbaraocha | * | 19 | 9-11 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Isaiah Fuller | * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Bowen Sandquist | * | 31 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | Drew Cisse | * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 03 | Matt Enright | * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 04 | Donovan Vickers | 23 | 8-10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 05 | Trever Moore | 19 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 15 | Mayson Quartlebaum | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 01 | Patrick Robinson, Jr. | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Dylan West | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Sam Bledsoe | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Brennan Weller | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 35-58 | 11-17 | 8-10 | 4-33 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 89 |
| 2022-23 UMSL Tritons Upcoming Men’s Basketball Schedule |
| Thu., January 26 — at William Jewell* — 7:30 pm |
| Sat., January 28 — at Truman State* — 3 pm |
| Thu., February 2 — vs. Southwest Baptist* — 7:30 pm |
| Sat., February 4 — vs. Rockhurst* — 3 pm |
| Thu., February 9 — at Missouri S&T* — 7:30 pm |
| Sat., February 11 — at Drury* — 3 pm |
| Thu., February 16 — at Maryville* — 7:30 pm |
| Thu., February 23 — vs. Indianapolis* — 7:30 pm |
| Sat., February 25 — vs. McKendree* — 3 pm |
| * – Denotes Great Lakes Valley Conference game |
| All UMSL home games will be played at the Mark Twain Building. |