QUINCY, Ill. - The Kirkwood men's basketball team climbed five spots to No.11 in the national rankings Tuesday, but the John Wood Blazers were not impressed and handed the Eagles an 85-75 setback in Quincy, Ill.

Ajay Lawton hit five 3-pointers and led Kirkwood (7-3) with 17 points. J.C. Fuller scored 16 points for the Eagles. Taylor Olson collected 15 points and seven assists. Jalen Currie scored 10 points and Joe Tagarelli grabbed 13 rebounds.

Jordan Johnson paced John Wood (5-5) with 17 points.

KIRKWOOD (75): Atwater 1 0-0 3, Lawton 5 2-5 17, Lassen 1 0-1 3, Fuller 5 6-6 16, Currie 3 4-7 10, Weeks 0 0-0 0, Olson 5 2-2 15, Bussell 0 0-0 0, Batie-Gaddy 0 2-2 2, Ward 0 0-0 0, Tagarelli 4 1-8 9. Totals 24 17-31 75.

JOHN WOOD (85): Gronewald 3 3-3 11, Odia 3 9-12 17, Main 2 3-4 9, Shofner 1 0-0 2, Toang 3 0-1 6, Hines 1 1-2 4, Tisdell 5 6-11 16, Baldridge 2 0-0 6, Harmon 4 0-0 10, Dorema 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 22-33 85.

Halftime - John Wood 43, Kirkwood 33. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 10 (Lawton 5, Olson 3, Atwater 1, Lassen 1), John Wood 11 (Gronewald 2, Johnson 2, Main 2, Baldridge 2, Harmon 2, Hines 1).