Men's Basketball Has Comeback Fall Short in Loss at Hannibal-LaGrange

Hannibal, Mo. (Nov. 11, 2025)- The Missouri Valley College men's basketball team traveled to Hannibal, Mo., for a non-conference game against Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.), Tuesday evening.  The Vikings had their comeback effort fall short in the second half, in a 59-56 defeat.

The game began with Hannibal-LaGrange jumping out to a 10-0 lead through the first five minutes of game time.  Missouri Valley's opening field goal came moments later, on a three-pointer by Freshman Damario Moss (Lexington, Mo.), followed by five points from Junior Devin Davenport (Milwaukee, Wisc.) to make it a 15-8 score near the 12-minute mark.  The Trojans briefly put their advantage back out to double-digits, while a jumper from Senior Antwon Ferrell (Newman, Ga.) cut the deficit down to 20-12 midway through the half.  The Vikings went scoreless over the next five minutes, and trailed, 25-12.  Sophomore Darrin Thompson (Huntsville, Ala.) ended the MVC drought with a basket, then followed with layups on back-to-back possessions to put the gap at 25-18 with three minutes to play in the half.  A nearly five minute scoreless stretch for HLGU was broken with less than two minutes to play, as the score sat at 28-18.  Moss followed with a three-pointer and Davenport scored the final points of the half on a layup as Missouri Valley went into halftime trailing, 28-23.

The two teams traded free throws at the start of the second half, and the first field goal for MVC came with just over four minutes played as a layup by Davenport put the team in a 30-27 deficit.  A block by Junior Keanu Patrick Biloxi, Miss.) at the 13-minute mark led to a Davenport layup, while a layup moments later by Ferrell tied the teams at 35-35.  Davenport finished off a three-point play just over one minute later and tied the contest again, 38-38.  Davenport continued to put points on the board, and added a three-pointer and two layups midway through the half to send MVC in front for the first time, 45-41.  Another Davenport basket, this time a three-pointer capped a 10-0 run to stretch the advantage to 48-41 with just over seven minutes to play in the game.  The Trojans went more than five minutes without a point, until a three-point shot cut the gap down to 48-44, but two made free throws by Davenport put the score at 50-44 with less than six minutes remaining.  Hannibal-LaGrange responded with a run, outscoring MVC by an 11-0 margin over a nearly four minute stretch to reclaim the lead, 55-50, at the two-minute mark.  Davenport sank a three-pointer moments later, then added a three-point play to bring the Vikings into a 57-56 score with 35-seconds left on the clock.  The Trojans made a pair of free throws in the final seconds, and one last three-point attempt from Davenport was off the mark.  Missouri Valley fell, 59-56.

Davenport led with 34 points to go with five rebounds.  Thompson came off the bench to score 10 points and grab six rebounds.  Missouri Valley held Hannibal-LaGrange to 32-percent shooting from the floor and held a 35-28 advantage in rebounds.

Missouri Valley drops to 3-2 on the season while Hannibal-LaGrange improves to 3-3.  The Vikings defeated the Trojans earlier this month, at home, 67-65, back on Nov. 1.

Up next, the men's basketball team will open Heart of America Athletic Conference action with a doubleheader on the road at Graceland (Iowa), Saturday afternoon.  Women's game starts at 2 p.m., followed by the men's game at 4 p.m., in Lamoni, Iowa.

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