Box Score
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Box Score

SOMERS, Wis. (Feb. 6, 2014)-- What looked headed for a blowout early turned into a slugfest with the 20th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Parkside men's basketball squad outlasting pesky William Jewell College 90-80 on Thursday night inside DeSimone Gymnasium as the Rangers retained its one-game buffer atop the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division standings.

The game was all Rangers (18-3, 11-1 GLVC) at the start as the nationally-ranked hosts tallied the opening 10 points of the game. William Jewell (8-12, 4-8 GLVC) calmly responded, utilizing a 16-4 run to secure a 16-14 lead with 13:36 remaining in the opening half. The lead would exchange hands three more times in the opening stanza with UW-Parkside enjoying a slim 46-45 advantage at the break.

The Cardinals surged out of the locker room, accumulating nine of the first 11 points of the second half to stake a 54-48 lead with 15:23 left. Seven of the next eight points were tallied by the Rangers including an Andy Mazurczak layup with 13:01 left, knotting the score at 55.

The lead changed hands three times over the next four minutes before the Rangers took the lead for good off a Zygimantas Riauka jumper with 7:46 left. A Cardinal turnover set up a Mohamed Mohamed layup before a Colt Grandstaff three extended the Parkside advantage to seven points with 6:49 left. Jewell cut the Ranger advantage to three with 5:37 left but Parkside responded, holding a two possession buffer the rest of the way en route to the 10-point win over the West Division foe.

Jordan Mach powered the Rangers, leading all scorers with 23 points after finishing five-for-nine from three-point range. Jimmy Gavin scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half while distributing nine assists while Grandstaff added 15 points and Riauka claimed his 11th double-double of 2013-2014, securing 14 points and 10 boards.

D'Vante Mosby scored 18 points and claimed 12 rebounds to lead Jewell in both categories while Dwight Sistrunk added 14 points. Cyril Bilong added 13 points while Kyle Smith and Devonte Bell each added 12.

UW-Parkside dominated inside, owning a 42-28 edge in points in the paint while shooting 56.1 percent (32-for-57) from the floor. The Rangers misfired on just one free throw during the game, finishing 17-for-18 from the charity stripe.

The Rangers close out their two-game homestand on Saturday afternoon, welcoming Rockhurst University to DeSimone Gymnasium for a 3 p.m. tipoff on Alumni Day.