Quincy erased a 10-point halftime deficit and defeated Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in men's basketball 54-49 Saturday night at the Vadalabene Center.
         Doug Taylor scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the loss. SIUE evened its record at 2-2 and is now 0-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Quincy improved to 4-1 and 1-0 in the GLVC.
         SIUE took as much as a 13-point lead in the first half on a three-pointer by Nick Arth and a jumper by Justin Ward with 2:06 left in the half.
         Ryan Walker, who led all scorers with 15 points, cut the lead to 10 points with a three-point with 1:54 left in the first half.
         SIUE's second-half was quiet on the offensive end. The Cougars did not score a field goal until the 13:31 mark on a jumper by Mike Hardiek. Quincy would even up the game on another three-pointer Walker with 4:54 to play.
         The two teams traded baskets and then Quincy took the lead for good on a jumper by Walker with 2:14 to play. SIUE missed three three-pointers in the final seconds.
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