Men's Basketball | Trevecca Upended at No. 17 Kentucky Wesleyan

Box Score

OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team lost on the road at Great Midwest Athletic Conference leader No. 17 Kentucky Wesleyan College, 86-62, at the Owensboro (KY) Sportscenter on Saturday afternoon.

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

FINAL SCORE: Trojans 62, Panthers 86

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (6-15, 2-4 G-MAC), No. 17 Kentucky Wesleyan (18-2, 6-0 G-MAC) Â Â

LOCATION: Owensboro, KY | Owensboro Sportscenter

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

#17 Kentucky Wesleyan College (18-2, 6-0 G-MAC) leads the all-time series 7-2

The Panthers are victorious in their last 15 games overall this season

The game marks the first of a five-game road swing through the G-MAC for the Trojans

GAME CHRONICLE

The Trojans led early and held a 9-7 lead with 15:16 left on the 1st half clock

The Panthers took the lead for good at 13:49 of the first at 11-9 and completed a 11-0 run for a 18-9 lead with 12:33 remaining in the half

The Panthers led 41-35 at the half

KWC took their first double digit lead early in the second half when they pulled ahead 45-35 with 18:58 left

The game turned KWC's way for good following a 11-0 Panther run that put the home team up 19 (59-40) with 13:33 left in the game

The Panthers outscored the Trojans 45-27 in the second half for the 86-62 final

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

KWC shot 60% from the field (30-50), while TNU shot 38.9% (21-54) and from three point range, KWC was 3-for-10 and TNU connected on 36.7% (11-30) from deep

KWC hit 57.6% (23-34) at the line, compared to TNU's 60% (9-15)

KWC dominated the paint, outscoring TNU 52-17

Trevecca turned the ball over 24 times, assisting the KWC edge in fast break scoring (26-7) and points off of turnover (28-18)

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Five Trojans – Donovan Donaldson (SO/Nashville, TN) (15), Devin Whitfield (FR/Lipscomb, AL) (13), Jacob Williams (JR/Lebanon, TN) (11), Michael Thompson (FR/McCordsville, IN) (11), and Percy Blade (SR/Louisville, KY) (10) – reached double figure scoring

Whitfield led in rebounding with eight, while Blade added four assists

WHAT'S NEXTÂ

Trevecca continues their five-game road swing with a trip to the University of Auburn Montgomery (5-16) on Wednesday, February 1 at 7 PM. Trevecca defeated AUM 82-71 on January 14th at the Fieldhouse. Trevecca returns to G-MAC play on Saturday, February 4th when they play Malone University (8-10, 2-4 G-MAC) at 2 PM. It is the first trip to Canton to play the Pioneers. Malone defeated Trevecca 70-49 at the Fieldhouse on January 12th.

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