ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — UHSP secured a 79-78 men’s basketball victory over Crowley’s Ridge on Thursday night, snapping a seven-game skid despite being a heavy underdog. The Pioneers, projected to win with 85% probability, fell to 10-13. UHSP improved to 2-18.

Landon Engelage led all scorers with 26 points for UHSP, supported by Jasmin Suvalija’s 21 points, including the decisive 3-pointer with three seconds remaining. Caleb Wade paced Crowley’s Ridge with 21 points.

The game featured 15 lead changes. UHSP prevailed despite being outshot from the field, leveraging an 11-for-29 performance from 3-point range and forcing eight steals.