QUINCY, Ill. - The Kirkwood men's basketball team was assessed a technical foul for dunking in pre-game warmups Wednesday night and trailed John Wood 1-0 before the contest even began.

The rest of the night went better for the sixth-ranked Eagles.

Kirkwood used a balanced attack to defeat John Wood, 67-55, in a non-conference game in Quincy, Ill.

Hunter Rhodes and Kaliph Fagan scored 11 points apiece for the Eagles. Cristen Wilson and Da'Rion King added 10 points each. Wilson also grabbed nine rebounds as Kirkwood raised its record to 2-0.

Larry Plummer scored 14 points for John Wood (0-1).

KIRKWOOD (67): Bartlett 1 0-0 3, Rhodes 4 1-3 11, Richards 2 0-0 4, Woods 1 0-2 2, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Harp 1 4-4 6, Fagan 3 4-5 11, Olson 1 0-0 2, Meier 0 0-0 0, Wilson 3 4-6 10, Bonds 1 2-4 4, Henry 1 2-4 4, King 4 2-4 10. Totals 22 19-32 67.

Halftime - Kirkwood 38, John Wood 31. 3-point goals - Rhodes 2, Bartlett 1, Fagan 1.