NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team picked up a Great Midwest Athletic Conference win over Ohio Valley University, 85-61, at the Trojan Fieldhouse on Thursday. With the win the Trojans are secured a spot in the postseason G-MAC tournament.

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

FINAL SCORE: Trojans 85, Fighting Scots 61  

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (8-18, 3-7 G-MAC), Ohio Valley (2-21, 1-9 GSC)   

LOCATION: NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Trojan Fieldhouse (Mark R. Moore PE Center)

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Trevecca leads the series 8-1

Trevecca defeated OVU 81-52 January 7th, the Trojans have won three in a row in the series

GAME CHRONICLE

Jacob Williams (JR/Lebanon, TN) continued his hot shooting, opening the scoring with a three-point bomb we 2:30 gone off the game clock … Trevecca built a 12-2 advantage with 14:15 left in the half … the Trojans continued to build their lead, up 15 (19-4) with 13:08 left in the half … Trevecca led by 18 points (42-26) at the half, it was their largest lead of the half … OVU cut the Trojan lead to 11 in the second half on a couple of occasions … with 10:21 the Trojan lead stood at 13 (58-45), but Percy Blade (SR/Louisville, KY) hit a three pointer to start a 12-3 run that rebuilt the TNU lead to 22 (70-48) with Nick Anyang (SO/Nairobi, Kenya) started a break with a block and finished it with a dunk at 6:53 … Trevecca outscored Ohio Valley 43-35 in the final 20 minutes  

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

The 85 points matches the previous season high scored against Auburn Montgomery … it is the fourth 80-point game of the year – all in the last 11 games … Trevecca is 4-0 when scoring more than 80 points … the 61 points allowed is the second fewest of the year, the fewest was the 52 OVU scored in the first meeting of the year in Vienna, WVA … Trevecca held the Scots to just 17% (4-23) from beyond the three-point arc … Trevecca outscored Ohio Valley in the paint 24-8 … Trevecca hit 34 field goals, their most of the season … 44 rebounds is tied for the third most of the season

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Devin Whitfield (FR/Lipscomb, AL) scored a team-high 23, hitting 10-of-18 from the field … Percy Blade score 14 with 12 rebounds for a double-double, hitting 4-of-7 from deep … Donovan Donaldson (SO/Nashville, TN) added a team-high seven assist

WHAT'S NEXT  

Trevecca remains in the friendly confines of the Trojan Fiedhouse for their next two regular season games … they host rival Cedarville University (11-14, 3-7 G-MAC) on Saturday at 4 PM, CU leads the series, but TNU is on a four-game win streak in the series … Senior Day comes Saturday, February 25 against conference leader #13 Kentucky Wesleyan College (23-2, 10-0 G-MAC) at 4 PM, KWC leads the series 7-2 and are on a three game winning streak in the series

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