CRESTON - The Kirkwood Eagles rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit and took the lead in the second half Saturday against Southwestern Community College, but the game slipped away for Kirkwood in the final minutes.

Southwestern trimmed the Eagles, 69-62, in a conference game in Creston.

Devan Douglas scored 16 points for Kirkwood (11-10, 3-3).

Marquealis Edwards led Southwestern (10-9, 4-2) with 20 points.

KIRKWOOD (62): Hunter 0 0-0 0, Manego 0 0-0 0, Witt 0 1-2 1, Fuller 5 3-3 13, Heffernan 3 2-2 8, Olson 2 2-3 6, Douglas 7 1-2 16, Semler 2 2-2 8, Currie 4 2-2 10, Lang 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 13-16 62.

SOUTHWESTERN (69): Mason 4 1-3 11, Edwards 7 4-5 20, Littleton 2 4-4 10, Wright 2 10-11 14, England 0 0-0 0, Halcomb 0 0-0 0, Kastrup 5 1-2 11, Theis 0 0-0 0, Harrison 1 1-2 3. Totals 21 21-27 69.

Halftime - Southwestern 40, Kirkwood 27. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 3 (Semler 2, Douglas 1), Southwestern 6 (Mason 2, Edwards 2, Littleton 2).