Men's Basketball | Tritons of UMSL Rally Past Trojans of Trevecca

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball were defeated, 72-64, at home versus the University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons at the Trojan Fieldhouse on Monday. Â

GAME ESSENTIALS

FINAL SCORE: Trevecca 64, Missouri-St. Louis 72 Â

TEAM RECORDS: Trojans (3-10, 0-0 G-MAC) Tritons (8-4, 2-1 GLVC)

LOCATION: Trojan Fieldhouse | Mark R. Moore PE Center

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Tritons lead the series 3-0 all-time with the Trojans

Tritons defeated the Trojans 78-65 on December 8th in St. Louis on Chuck Smith Court in the Mark Twain Building

First meeting came in November of 2015 at the Univ. of Maryville-St. Louis hosted G-MAC/GLVC Crossover Classic, with the Tritons winning in overtime 94-91

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GAME CHRONICLE

TNU started the game with a 7-4 run over the first 3:37

UMSL used a 7-0 run to pull ahead 15-11 with 9:58 to go in the half

TNU answered with a 9-0 run that lasted 2:35 that put the Trojans up 32-25 with 1:57 left

Trevecca lead at the end of the first half 34-27

Trevecca pulled ahead by nine (44-35) with 16:14 left in the game after a 5-0 run

UMSL used a 7-0 run to pull to within one (47-46) with 12:04 left

UMSL tied the game twice, first at 52-52 and then again at 57-57, but the Trojans regained a three-point lead (63-60) with 4:39 left

UMSL held TNU to one point over the final 4:36 and rallied with 12 points for a 72-64 win

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

Trevecca 35.7% (20-56) FG, 28.6% (8-28) 3PT, 76.2% (16-21) FT

UMSL 51% (25-49) FG, 35.7% (5-14) 3PT, 65.4% (17-26) FT

UMSL had 16 turnovers to TNU's eight

UMSL outrebounded Trevecca 43-26

UMSL doubled TNU in points in the paint 40-20, second chance points 15-7

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Devin Whitfield (FR/Lipscomb, AL) led the Trojans in points with 17. Jacob Williams (JR/Lebanon, TN) (12), Donovan Donaldson (SO/Nashville, TN) (12), Percy Blade (SR/Louisville, KY) (11) all scored in double figures

Blade led TNU with nine rebounds, Â Blade and Donaldson led with four assists each

WHAT'S NEXT

The Trojans go to Findlay, OH to face the University of Findlay Oilers on Thursday, December 29th at 6:30 PM. The Oilers beat the Trojans 85-63 on November 19th at the Trojan Fieldhouse. Findlay is currently (7-3, 4-2 GLIAC) on the season.

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