BOONE - The 12th-ranked Kirkwood men's basketball trailed by 20 points  at halftime Wednesday night and fell to third-ranked DMACC, 78-58, in  an ICCAC conference game in Boone.

The Eagles dropped to 12-4 overall and 2-1 in the league. DMACC raised  its records to 16-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference.

DJ Purnell finished with 12 points and eight rebounds for Kirkwood.  Jamal Stephenson hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points. Luke Appel  had nine points and nine rebounds.

Zach Lester led DMACC with 16 points. Willie Guy, a freshman from  Cedar Rapids Jefferson, had a double-double with 10 points and 11  rebounds.

KIRKWOOD (58): Sims 2-4 0-0 4, Thedford 1-7 2-2 4, Appel 4-12 0-0 9,  Clark 1-8 0-0 3, Purnell 4-6 4-5 12, Burnell 3-7 0-0 7, Jones 1-2 0-0  3, Stephenson 4-14 0-0 12, Gosnell 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 22-63 6-7 58.

DMACC (78): Guy 3-4 3-4 10, Lester 6-13 2-5 16, Alleruzo 0-3 2-2 2,  Bariffe-Smith 5-8 2-3 13, Schmitt 7-11 0-0 14, Majlik-Autry 5-6 0-0  11, Bradshaw 3-5 3-3 10, Hartford 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 30-54 12-17 78.

Halftime - DMACC 45, Kirkwood 25. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 8-32  (Stephenson 4-11, Jones 1-1, Burnell 1-4, Appel 1-5, Clark 1-8, Sims  0-1, Thedford 0-1, Gosnell 0-1), DMACC 6-16 (Lester 2-5, Bradshaw 1-1,  Guy 1-2, Majlik-Autry 1-2, Bariffe-Smith 1-3, Hartford 0-1, Alleruzo  0-2).