William Jewell used 10 3-pointers to down Missouri Western 76-60 at MWSU Fieldhouse Friday night in the first night of the Hillyard Classic.

The Cardinals came out on fire, going 15-for-27 from the field and knocking down 6 3s at a 50 percent rate. The Griffons fell behind early but came back to tie the game at 21.

William Jewell took a 40-30 lead into halftime, as the Griffons were led with nine points from Cedric Clinkscales and another seven from Dzenan Mrkaljevic.

After the break, the Griffons stopped the Cardinals from hitting the majority of 3-pointers shot, and made it a 6-point game halfway through the second half.

With a 57-50 lead, the Cardinals returned with a nice 3-point game, knocking down two more 3s to gain another double-digit lead, 63-50. They stretched their lead to 72-54 with just more than 3 minutes to play to all but end the night for MWSU.

William Jewell finished 10-for-22 from behind-the-arc, while Missouri Western went 2-for-17.

The Griffons received a nice, double-double effort from Clinkscales, who finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. He also added two blocks. This was MWSU’s third loss in the Hilllyard Classic since 2005 and first to William Jewell since 1991.

Up Next: The Griffons play in night-two of the Hillyard Classic against Rockhurst University. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Sports Information —