VIENNA, W. Va. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (3-13, 2-6 G-MAC) defeated, Ohio Valley University (1-11, 0-6 G-MAC) 97-83 on Thursday in Snyder Activity Center.

GAME ESSENTIALS

FINAL SCORE: Trevecca 97, Ohio Valley 83

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (3-13, 2-6 G-MAC), Ohio Valley (1-11, 0-6 G-MAC)

LOCATION:  Vienna, WV | Snyder Activity Center

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SERIES/HISTORY:

This is the tenth meeting between the two schools in the NCAA era. Trevecca holds a 9-1 advantage in the series.

GAME CHRONICLE

OVU went on a 12-4 run in the first half for a 31-24 advantage … in the last 2:58 in the half Trevecca used a 12-7 run to close the gap to one (42-41) heading to the locker room … Trevecca's big run came with 17:44 in the second half as they went on a 16-2 run for a 63-52 lead … Ohio Valley answered back with a 12-3 run and closed the Trojan lead to seven (89-82) with 1:20 remaining … Trevecca outscore the Scots 801 over the final 1:20

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

Trevecca hit 49.2 % (32-65) from the field and 3.15% (3-15) from deep ... Trevecca outrebounded Ohio valley 48-39 ... the Trojans led in blocks 6-4 … OVU led in bench points 23-2 … Trevecca led in second-chance points 25-14.

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Devin Whitfield (SO/Lipscomb, AL) (SO/Lipscomb, AL) led the team with 38 points (11-20 FG / 1-2 3PT FG) and 10 rebounds for a double-double … Mehdi El Mardi (SO/Rabat, Morocco) added 27 points, 11 rebounds and two assists … Jacob Williams (SR/Lebanon, TN) (SR/Lebanon, TN) added 15 points.   

WHAT'S NEXT

Trevecca will be back in Trojan Fieldhouse for their game against  Great Midwest foe Kentucky Wesleyan College (10-7, 4-3 G-MAC) Monday, January 15th at 8:00 PM. This will be the 11th meeting between the two schools in the NCAA era. The Panthers hold an 8-2 advantage in the series including winning their last four games.

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