Men's Basketball | Trevecca Rolls Past AUM

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team beat Auburn University in Montgomery 82-71 at Trojan Fieldhouse.

GAME ESSENTIALS (G-MAC MBK Standings | Stats | G-MAC Scores | D2 MBK Scores)

FINAL SCORE: Trojans 82, Warhawks 71

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (6-12, 2-1 G-MAC), Auburn University in Montgomery (4-15, 0-0 GSC) Â Â

LOCATION: Nashville, TN | Trojan Fieldhouse in the Mark R. Moore PE Center

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

The all time series is tied 1-1

The Trojans are scheduled to visit Auburn in Montgomery on February 1st Â

GAME CHRONICLE

AUM started on a 14-0 run that lasted till a three pointer from Michael Thompson (FR/McCordsville, IN) with 15:12 remaining in the hal

TNU answered with an 9-0 run to pull within five (19-14)Â with 12:12 left

A 19-2Â TNU run, lasting 6:39 (10:53-4:14) put the Trojans up 35-26, the run included a 14-0 TNU run

TNU led by as many as 17 (80-63) in the second half

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

The Warhawks shot 41.9% (26-62) from the field, 10-of-27 (37%) on three-pointers

The Trojans shot 47.6% (30-63) from the floor, and 34.8% (8-23) from three-point range

Trevecca outrebounded AUM 40-36 and converted 14 offensive boards into seven second-chance points

TNU led in points off turnovers 21-18

The Trojans had more than double bench points than AUM leading them 28-13

Trevecca led in points in paint 34-28 and had 24 assists compared to AUM's 10

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Devin Whitfield (FR/Lipscomb, AL) led the Trojans with 23 points while grabbing six rebounds and adding four assists

Jacob Williams (JR/Lebanon, TN) had 13 points with a team leading eight rebounds tied Percy Blade (SR/Louisville, KY) with five assistsÂ

WHAT'S NEXTÂ Â

The Trojans jump back into G-MAC play on Thursday, January 19th at 8 PM when they host Alderson Broaddus University (6-9, 3-0 G-MAC) and Saturday Jan. 21st when they host Davis & Elkins College (8-9, 3-0 G-MAC) at 4 PM. Trevecca picked up its first-ever win over ABU in their last meeting, which came in the G-MAC Tournament last spring. Trevecca is 1-7 all-time versus the Battlers. TNU is 4-2 versus the Senators and are on a four-game win streak in the series.

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