Jordan Ashton scored 22 points and grabbed eight reboundsas Kirkwood edged Ellsworth, 72-69, in a junior college men's basketball game Wednesday night a Johnson Hall.

Matt Lassen added 14 points, Kareem Martin, Jr. 14 and Joe Tagarelli 11 for the Eagles (21-5, 7-2).

Kalehl Brown led Ellsworth (14-14, 4-5) with 16 points and seven rebounds.

ELLSWORTH (69): Dep 3 2-2 11,McFadden 3 2-4 8, Jones 4 3-3 12, Kalund Brown 1 2-2 4, Kalehl Brown 6 2-2 16, Fuller 1 2-2 5, D. Brown 0 0-0 0, Deng 4 2-2 13, Scott 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 15-17 69.

KIRKWOOD (72): Singleton 2 0-0 4, Ukah 2 0-0 4, Lasen 5 0-2 14, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Ashton 9 0-0 22, Lawton 1 1-2 4, Olson 0 0-0 0, Martin, Jr. 5 1-2 13, Tagarelli 4 3-4 11. Totals: 28 5-10 72.

Halftime: Kirkwood 40, Ellsworth 35. 3-point goals: Ellsworth 10 (Dep 3, Jones, Kalehl Brown 2, Fuller, Deng 3). Kirkwood 11 (Lassen 4, Ashton 4, Lawton, Martin, Jr. 2)