The St. Joseph Christian boys’ basketball team made it’s first appearance in the Class 1 semifinals Tuesday afternoon at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, but the Lions struggled against Drexel and fell to the Bobcats 61-36.

Christian never led in the game and fell behind 28-19 at halftime.  It’s was a 12-point game, 46-34, with four minutes to go in the fourth quarter and then Drexel used a 13-0 run to put the game out of reach.

The Lions committed 23 turnovers in the game and were outrebounded 28-18.  SJCS also shot just 35 percent (14-40), while Drexel finished the game 58.7 percent (27-46).

Forrest Hicks led St. Joe Christian with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Robbie Kaufman and David Beard added six points each.

Christian falls to 23-7 and they’ll close out their season in the Class 1 third-place game as the Lions will play Glasgow (25-6) at 5:00 p.m. Friday inside Mizzou Arena.  You can listen to the game on 680 KFEQ.