CEDARVILLE, Ohio – The Trevecca men's basketball team (8-13, 2-2 G-MAC) suffered a 70-44 loss to the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets (14-8, 3-1 G-MAC) at the Callan Athletic Center.

After a 7-0 start to the game the Yellow Jackets never really let up. After a Nick Drake three-pointer, CU ran off another 10 unanswered points for a 17-3 lead. Trevecca cut the lead to 10 (19-9) with 11:54 to go in the half. CU rolled again, this time with a 12-2 run that pushed the lead to 20 (31-11). In the first half the Trojans shot just 36% (8-22) from the field and were 2-of-8 from beyond the 3-point arc. The Yellow Jackets led 34-18 at the half.

With 9:44 to go in the game the Trojans had cut the lead to just 14 (47-33). The hosts stopped the Trojans there and pulled away for a game-high 24-point (65-41) lead with 2:44 remaining. Trevecca cut away at the lead over the final minutes and the teams eventually played to a 36-36 draw in the second half. The margin of victory was set in the first half as Cedarville won 70-54.

No Trojan reached double figures in scoring and TNU was limited to 45% (21-47) shooting from the field, 37% (7-19) from three-point range and 62% (5-8) from the foul line. TNU was outrebounded 27-26 and turned the ball over 19 times.

Marquise Rudolph led the team with nine points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Nick Drake led the team with three assists and scored eight points. Peyton Henry had a team-high three steals, scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds.

Four Yellow Jackets scored in double figures, Zimmy Nwogbo lead the way with 17 points and eight rebounds.
 
For the Trojans, their hopes of winning the first-ever G-MAC title relies on a win Monday night at Central State University. The Marauders (13-6, 2-1 G-MAC) will host Trevecca at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the Beacom/Lewis Gym. CSU defeated Trevecca 71-64 at the Trojan Fieldhouse earlier this season.

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