Box Score Rockhurst made two clutch shots down the stretch while holding Central Missouri scoreless over the final two minutes to post a 74-66 victory over the Mules Saturday at Mason-Halpin Field House.

Connor Evans, who led Rockhurst with 16 points, hit a 15-foot jumper with the shot clock running out to give the Hawks a 70-66 lead with 1:41 left. Kaleb Warner's jumper with 34 seconds remaining gave Rockhurst a 72-66 lead.

The Hawks (7-4) made 11 3-pointers and connected on 19-of-22 free throws to defeat Central Missouri for the first time since 2007 and end a five-game losing streak against the Mules.

"I am very proud of our performance today," said Rockhurst coach Drew Diener. "We showed great toughness during the second half to finish with the win. Things were not going well there for a while, but we kept our poise and stayed together."

Andrew Ellwanger came off the bench to score 14 points behind four 3-point shots. Warner posted 13 points and seven rebounds. Travis House tallied 12 points on four 3-pointers. Malachi Nix added 11 points and seven assists.

Rockhurst shot 45.8 percent from the field (22 of 48) and 39.3 percent on 3-point field goals (11 of 28). Central Missouri made 24-of-48 field goals (50.0 percent), two-of-13 3-point field goals (15.4 percent) and 16-of-30 free throws (53.3 percent). Marquiez Lawrence led the Mules with 21 points.

"We played very unselfish offensively and took great care of the ball; we are starting to get better. It was a great way to finish off the non-conference season," added Diener.

The Hawks return to conference action at Bellarmine on Thursday, January 5.