The Culver-Stockton College men's basketball team turned in its best scoring first half of the season Saturday afternoon against Peru State.

Unfortunately, the Wildcats followed that with nearly its worst scoring second half in a 73-68 loss to the Bobcats in Heart of America Athletic Conference action.

The Wildcats, who had scored less than 50 points in five of its last six games, came out in the first half and blistered the nets for a 46-29 halftime lead on the strength of 56.3 percent (18-32) shooting from the field.

C-SC drained seven of its 12 three-point attempts in the opening 20 minutes, and tallied 12 points off of nine Bobcat turnovers. The 46 points in the first half was a season-high for either half this year, topping the 45 points against Peru in the second half on Dec. 10.

However, the second half was a different story as the Wildcats quit forcing turnovers and had only 20 field goal attempts, making seven, in the second half. Peru, who had nine miscues in the first half, totaled just four in the second period.

Meanwhile, the Bobcats forced 15 of the Wildcats' 20 turnovers after halftime, scoring 18 points off those miscues, to get back in the game, eventually grabbing the lead in the final two minutes and draining some free throws in the final minute to seal the victory.

Dusan Kojic recorded the first Wildcat double-double since Steven Crawford turned the trick on February 24, 2011. Kojic netted a season-high 19 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds.

Dorian Hobbs and Ronald Dukes contributed 10 points each to complement Kojic's night. Hobbs and Justin Ellison added a team-high three steals.

The Wildcats, now 4-18 overall and 1-11 in the HAAC, returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 9, at Benedictine College. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. in Atchison, Kan.