NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball (0-5, 0-0 G-MAC) lost 75-64 in the opener of a Thanksgiving Home-and-Home series with McKendree University (3-0, 0-0 GLVC) on Wednesday at Trojan Fieldhouse.

GAME ESSENTIALS

FINAL SCORE: Trevecca 64, McKendree 75

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (0-4, 0-0 G-MAC), McKendree (2-0, 0-0 GLVC)

LOCATION: Trojan Fieldhouse | Nashville, TN.

GAME CHRONICLE

The host Trojans led for most of the first half, but an 8-3 McKendree run put the visitors up 31-25 with 2:44 left in the half ... the Bearcats led 37-34 at the half ... the Trojans opened their largest lead with 5:12 left, a layup by Mehdi El Mardi gave TNU the six-point (63-57) capping an 11-4 run ... a 15-0 run by the Bearcats sealed the win for the visitors ... following the El Mardi basket, Trevecca didn't score again until there were just 15 ticks left on the clock, a span of 4:57 of scoreless ball for the Trojans 

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

Trevecca shot 44.3% (27-61) from the field while McK shot 43.9% (29-66), from three-point range the Trojans hit 6-23 (26.1%) and only 45.5% (5-11) from the foul line ... McK topped TNU 18-10 in points off turnover, 8-4 in second chance scoring, and 8-4 in fast break scoring ... McK outrebounded Trevecca 41-37

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Devin Whitfield led TNU with 23, hitting 9-15 and 3-6 from deep, adding seven rebounds and three assists ... Mehdi El Mardi missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds with five blocks ... Jacob Williams and Deion Johnson each had a team-high five assists

WHAT'S NEXT

The Trojans return the favor and travel to Lebanon, IL to face McKendree University (3-0, 0-0 GLVC) on Saturday, November 25, at 3 PM in the Harry M. Statham Sports Center.

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LIVE STATS

McKendree leads series 6-5 in the all-time series. Neither team has swept the series, in fact, the home team did not win in the first four years of the home-and-home series. Last year, both teams won at home.

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