NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (1-7, 0-2 G-MAC) lost, 61-56, to the University of Findlay (7-2, 2-0 G-MAC) on Saturday in the Trojan Fieldhouse.

GAME ESSENTIALS

FINAL SCORE: Trevecca 56, Findlay 61

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (1-7, 0-2 G-MAC), Findlay (7-2, 2-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Nashville, TN | Trojan Fieldhouse

G-MAC MBK Standings | Stats | G-MAC Scores | 2018 Championship | D2 MBK Scores

SERIES/HISTORY: This was the fourth-ever meeting between the Trojans and Oilers. Findlay now owns a 4-0 series lead.

GAME CHRONICLE

The Trojans came out ready to play as a pair of 3-pointers from Jacob Williams (SR/Lebanon, TN) and Michael Thompson (SO/McCordsville, IN) helped the Trojans out to an early 10-2 lead … the Trojans pushed their advantage to 13-5 … Findlay rallied to cut their halftime deficit to one, 31-30 … several scoring droughts slowed action in the second half … Mehdi El Mardi (SO/Rabat, Morocco) scored the half's first points … Jacob Williams connected on his third of four 3-pointers to give the Trojans a 36-32 lead … with 6:51 remaining Taren Sullivan extended the Oilers lead to five 51-46 … Jacob Williams 3-pointer cut the Trojans deficit to 51-49 … Trey Smith responded for Findlay with a 3-pointer … Devin Whitfield (SO/Lipscomb, AL)'s dunk with 32 seconds remaining cut the deficit to one, before Findlay converted four free-throws to secure the win 61-56 … Mehdi El Mardi scored six of his eight points in the second half … El Mardi finished the evening with eight points, 16 rebounds and five assists

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

Trevecca hit 38.2% (21-55) from the field, 50.0% (12-24) from deep ... Trevecca outrebounded Findlay 41-34 ... Trevecca led in assists 16-8 …  Findlay has won their first two Great Midwest Conference games

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Devin Whitfield lead the team with 14 points (6-9 FG/2-4 3PT FG), three rebounds and five assists … Michael Thompson had 13 points (5-11 FG/ 3-3 3PT FG) … Jacob Williams added 12 points (4-4 3PT FG) and Mehdi El Mardi finished with eight points, 16 rebounds and five assists

WHAT'S NEXT

Trevecca hosts University of Alabama-Huntsville (5-2, 0-2 GSC) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Trojans welcome the University of Alabama-Huntsville to the Fieldhouse to conclude the teams' home-and-home season series. UAH won 88-70 on Nov. 16.

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