QUINCY, Ill. - The Quincy University men's basketball team fell to the UMSL Tritons Thursday night (Feb. 22) 80-57.  A 47 point second half allowed the Tritons to pull away from the Hawks in the second half.  

The first half proved to be a back and forth battled between QU and UMSL.  Both teams struggled to find the mark in the first nine minutes as the Hawks and Tritons sat tied at 10-10.  

The Hawks trailed by six after a pair of three-pointers by UMSL.   QU responded with a pair of three-pointers of their own.  Marcus Hinton and Ryan Briscoe knocked down two three-pointers to tie the game at 16-16.  

Briscoe knocked down another three-pointer a minute later to give the Hawks a 20-18 lead.  

QU trailed by four with 4:21 to play in the opening half.  A 5-0 run by the Hawks gave QU a one-point lead with a minute and thirty seconds remaining in the first half.  

The Tritons made a pair of baskets to take a three-point lead into the half.  

UMSL found their stride offensively in the second half.  

Two baskets by the Tritons pushed the lead to eight after the minute and a half of play in the second half.  QU brought the lead back to six after a layup by Marcus Hinton.  

A 10-0 run by UMSL gave the Tritons a 16 point lead.  

The Hawks were unable to bring the lead under 14 and fell to the Tritons 80-57.  

Marcus Hinton led the Hawks with 22 points on 9-15 shooting.  

QU falls to 8-18, 4-13 in the GLVC.  

QU returns home on February 24th for senior day against McKendree at 3:15 p.m. in Pepsi Arena.