NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca (6-6) defeated Shorter College (5-7) 62-52 in the finale of the Robert Garrett Classic at Trevecca's Moore Gym.

Trevecca jumped out early on the Eagles with a 20-8 start. Trevecca would pull ahead by 14 points (32-14) when Michael France hit a three-pointer at the 3:38 mark of the first. France had 12 first half points. Trevecca scored the first four points of the second half and took what would be their largest lead of the game at 16 points - 36-20. Trevecca maintained a double-digit lead until Shorter cut the lead to eight points (44-36) with 8:34 remaining. The Eagles and Trojans traded buckets until Shorter made another mini run to cut the Trojans lead to just five points (52-47) with 1:56 to go, but Trevecca answered with clutch free throw shooting down the stretch to pull away for the 10-point 62-52 victory.

Michael France, a freshman from Shelbyville, Tenn., led Trevecca with 23 points. He was 8-of-11 from the field and hit 5-of-7 from beyond the three-point arch. De'Jon Everson (15) and Brian Oduor (10) also reached the double-figure scoring mark. Everson had a team high seven rebounds and three assists. Christopher Harris led the team with three steals. Dennis Miruka had four blocks. TNU was 18-for-43 (42%) from the field, 7-of-11 (64%) from three-point range, and 19-of-22 (86%) from the foul line. Shorter won the rebounding category 35-32.

The Annual Robert Garrett Classic honors the memory of former Trojan Robert Garrett, who passed away just before the start of his senior season in August of 2004.

Trevecca Nazarene University has established a scholarship fund in memory of the late Robert Garrett II. The fund is designed to help Trevecca basketball players finish their degree should they need more than their four year career to finish their degree. To make donations contact Peggy Cooning at pcooning@trevecca.edu or call the athletic office at 615.248.1271.

In Saturday's other Robert Garrett Classic match up, NAIA D1 No. 13 Martin Methodist (12-1) fell for the first time this season 105-104 in double-overtime to NAIA DII No. 19 Bluefield College (8-4) in the 2 p.m. contest

Trevecca will play its final game of the 2008 school year on Tuesday, December 16 when they host NAIA D2 No. 9 Cedarville University (10-1) at 7 p.m. The Trojans will then take a break for the Christmas Holiday Season and return to action on January 3, 2009 when they host conference foe Bethel College (9-3, 0-2) at Moore Gym.