POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. – The University of Maine-Machias did just about everything right, except take care of the ball while falling to No. 4 seed William Jewell 90-75 in opening-round action at the NAIA Division II National Tournament Thursday night.

The Clippers committed 10 first half turnovers to dig themselves a 12-point halftime hole they never quite could overcome. They finished with 17 giveaways.

The Clippers (22-10) pulled to within 63-57 in the second half, but could get no closer.

The Clippers, who entered the tourney ranked second in the nation in 3-point field-goal percentage, were true to form while making their first four 3-point attempts and finished 12 of 17 for a scalding 70.6 percent shooting performance.

But William Jewell guard Cam Cooper – who shot 50 percent from the field for the game – was also deadly from behind the arc. He nailed four 3-pointers in the first half and six of 12 overall en route to 20 points.

UMaine-Machias, which was making its second national tournament appearance, was led by guard Bayi Handy, who had 18 points.

The Cardinals outrebounded the Clippers 33-26 and committed just nine turnovers in the game.

William Jewell (32-4) moves on to play Huntington in second-round action tonight.

CARDINALS 90, CLIPPERS 75

UM-Machias (22-10) William Jewell (32-4)

Player G AG F AF TP Player G AG AF TP

Johnson 5 7 0 0 10 Stout 3 5 7

Clarke 4 8 1 1 9 Jallow 2 4 5

Dussard 4 7 2 4 13 Robinson 6 12

Handy 5 9 6 6 18 Underwood 3 14

Morgan 4 10 0 0 11 Cooper 7 14 20

Munro 0 1 0 0 0 Swinford 2 5

Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 Lower 0 0 0

Holyfield 0 0 0 0 0 Crum 0 0 0

Midgley 1 2 0 1 2 Barratt 1 1 3

Gayle 0 0 0 0 0 Kaczmrczyk 1 2

Simmons 4 7 0 1 12 Korschot 0 0

Mathews 5 8 2 12

Smith 2 4 4 8

Whitefield 0 1 0

Giga 1 3 0 2

Totals 27 51 9 13 75 Totals 33 63 15 19 90

UM-Machias 28 75

William Jewell 40 90

3-pt. goals ? UM-Machias (12-17): Simmons 4-6, Dussard 3-3, Morgan 3-4, Handy 2-4; W. Jewell (9-20): Cooper 6-12, Barratt 1-1, Underwood 1-2, Stout 1-2, Kaczmarczyk 0-1, Swinford 0-2

Attendance: 2,512