Box Score Rockhurst shot a season-high 57.8 percent from the field in posting an 85-77 victory over Saint Joseph's Thursday night in Rensselaer, Indiana.
The Hawks (14-8, 8-6 GLVC) never trailed in the game. Rockhurst took a 35-28 lead into halftime behind 57.1 percent shooting and shot even better in the second half (58.3). The Hawks also shot 84.8 percent from the foul line (28 of 33).
"We had great defensive energy and attention to detail. That's what won us the game,"Â said Rockhurst coach Drew Diener. "We were uncharacteristically poor with our ball security and box outs. It was a great team win with a lot of guys making on floor contributions."
Kaleb Warner led the Hawks with 19 points on seven-of-12 shooting. Mason Loewen came off the bench to score 18 points on six-of-10 shooting. Malachi Nix posted 16 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Connor Evans tallied 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Alex Hagan added 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Saint Joseph's (9-15, 3-11 GLVC) made 26-of-72 field goals (36.1 percent). CJ Hardaway led the Pumas with 17 points and seven rebounds.
The Hawks play at Indianapolis Saturday (Feb. 11).
