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Following more than a week off after playing three games in five days, the Truman men’s basketball team looks to close out November with a win when it hosts Grand View (Iowa) University at 7:30 pm on Wednesday night.

The Bulldogs will get into doubleheader mode, following the women’s team hosting Rockhurst at 5:30.
 
Truman will be after its first win against a school from the state of Iowa this season, having gone 0-2 against William Penn and Upper Iowa to kick off the 2012-13 campaign earlier this month.
 
Probable Starters:
G – #2 – Seth Jackson – 6’3” – 200 – SO – 11.5 ppg | 2.5 rpg | 2.0 apg
F – #5 – Mike Carlson – 6’9” – 200 – JR – 16.0 ppg | 5.8 rpg | 1.8 apg
G – #11 – Cole Myers – 6’3” – 190 – FR – 6.0 ppg | 3.0 rpg | 1.5 apg
G – #12 – Cory Myers – 6’3” – 190 – FR – 6.5 ppg | 2.5 rpg | 3.8 apg
F – #33 – Tyler Anderson – 6’5” – 210 – SO – 6.8 ppg | 3.5 rpg | 0.5 apg
 
 
Series Notes vs. Grand View:
Series Record: Truman leads 4-2
Last Meeting: TSU 76, GVU 62 (11/17/11 || Des Moines, Iowa
Series Streak: Truman W-1
Record in Kirksville: Truman leads 3-1 (GVU W-1)
Last TSU win in Kirksville: Dec. 6, 1982 (W 74-66)
Woodley vs. Grand View: 1-0
 
Well, for Starters…:
The Bulldogs have done damage in the first half of games this season, shooting just shy of 50% from the field (49.6%) and outscoring opponents by nearly eight points in the first 20 minutes of games. In the last three contests (QU, CCCB, ISU-exh), Truman has gotten out to leads of 20-2, 30-1 and 7-0 in the opening minutes.
 
Nailbiters for the Bulldogs:
After seeing 13 of its 28 games last season finish within a six point or closer margin, 2013 has already begun to replicate that, with all three of Truman’s losses coming within five points (5, 3, 2). The Bulldogs went 3-10 in the 13 close games last season.
 
Last Time Out:
November 20, 2012 – @ Quincy 62, Truman 60
Quincy’s Jordan Wilson hit a jumper with just 0.7 seconds to play, capping a comeback by the host Hawks to defeat the Truman men’s basketball team 62-60 on Nov. 20 in Pepsi Arena.
 
Isaac Gardner hit four triples off the bench for a team-high 12 points, with Marek Bush adding 10 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench.

The Bulldogs shot 36% from the field overall, 24% from three-point range and 78% from the free throw line.

Courtesy Truman State University