MARSHALLTOWN - The Kirkwood Eagles lost to Marshalltown, 73-62, in a junior college men's basketball game Wednesday night with point guard Jacob Olson not in action.

Olson, a sophomore from Cedar Rapids Jefferson, missed the game due to influenza and walking pneumonia.

Ajay Lawton hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Kirkwood (15-9). Myzeah Batie-Gaddy pitched in with 12 points.

Troidell Carter scored 23 points to lead Marshalltown (15-12).

KIRKWOOD (62): Lawton 9 1-2 24, Lassen 1 0-0 2, Swank 0 0-0 0, Fuller 3 2-3 9, Currie 1 1-4 3, Weeks 1 2-2 4, Batie-Gaddy 4 3-4 12, Tagarelli 2 0-0 4, Uwadiae 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 9-15 62.

MARSHALLTOWN (73): Rodriguez 6 1-4 13, Clyburn 1 2-2 4, Green 5 9-10 19, Gatali 0 5-9 5, Verardo 2 1-2 7, Carter 11 1-2 23, Cunningham 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 19-29 73.

Halftime - Marshalltown 38, Kirkwood 32. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 7 (Lawton 5, Fuller 1, Batie-Gaddy 1), Marshalltown 2 (Verardo 2).