KANSAS CITY, Mo. -  The Rockhurst Hawks were able to defeat the Quincy Hawks men's basketball team 71-50 Thursday evening (Feb. 14).  The second half proved to be the difference as Rockhurst pulled away from Quincy after a strong shooting performance in game's final 20 minutes. 

Play by Play

1st Half

A slugfest ensued from the opening tip in the battle of the Hawks.  

Rockhurst scored the game's first four points before Tanner Stuckman drained a three-pointer to bring the score to 4-3.  

After five minutes of play, the Rockhurst Hawks held a 12-5 lead over QU.  Tanner Stuckman drained a second three-pointer and drilled a jumper on back to back possessions to bring the score to 15-10.  

Quincy tied the game at 15-15 with 12:57 to play in the first half.  A three-pointer by Jah-Kobe Womack and a layup by Stuckman tied the score. 

QU took its first lead of the game at the 11:36 mark with a pair of free-throws by De'Andre Alexander. 

Three minutes later, the scored stood at 23-23 with 8:14 to play in the half.  

Over the next six minutes, just six points were scored between the two teams.  Rockhurst held a four-point lead with 2:27 to play in the half.  

Quincy was able to trim the lead to two with fifty-eight seconds to play in the game's first 20 minutes of action.  

A layup by Chris Hamil sent Rockhurst into the half with a 32-28 lead over QU.  

2nd Half

Rockhurst opened the second half on an 8-0 run over the first five minutes.  Jah-Kobe Womack made a free-throw to end the run. 

A three-pointer by Chris Hamil gave Rockhurst a 12-point lead with 14:30 to play

Quincy cut the lead to 11 following a free-throw by Robby Dosier.  This was the closest Quincy could bring the deficit for the remainder of the game.  

Rockhurst shot 55% from the field in the second half and made four three-pointers en route to a 71-50 win.  

Quincy was held to just 28% shooting in the second half.  

Jah-Kobe Womack led the Hawks in scoring with 16 points and he also grabbed eight rebounds.  

Stat Leaders

Jah-Kobe Womack: 16 Points, 8 Rebounds
Tanner Stuckman: 13 Points, 4 Rebounds

Next up for QU

Quincy travels to William Jewell on Saturday (Feb. 16) for its next GLVC matchup. 

QU's Record

9-15, 3-11 GLVC