Box Score NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (0-3) lost to NCAA Division I Belmont University (4-0) 104-50 at the Curb Event Center on Tuesday night.
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GAME ESSENTIALS
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SERIES/HISTORY:ÂÂ
Belmont owns a 47-21 advantage over Trevecca. The Trojans hosted the Bruins in Trojan Fieldhouse last season to benefit the Salvation Army's Hurricane Relief.ÂÂ
- The game marked the return of former Bruin and current Trojan assist coach, Reece Chamberlain. Chamberlain played at Belmont from 2011-2015
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Belmont's Grayson Murphy hit the opening basket, Reed Smith (SO/Brentwood, TN) hit a 3-pointer to give the Trojans the lead … Belmont went on a 10-0 run to lead 12-3 … the Trojans cut the deficit to just six at 17-23 when Austin Wills (SO/Benton, IL) hit a 3-pointer … Belmont closed out the opening half on a 30-3 run to lead 53-20 at the break … TNU scored 30 points in the second half, but the Bruins came out on top 104-50.
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TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN
Belmont led in field goal percentage 37-64 (58%) to TNU's 17-58 (19%) and in 3-point shooting 14-32 (44%) to 10-36 (28%) … the Trojans connected on all six of their free-throws … Belmont scored 16 points from the foul line shooting 16-20 (80%) from the charity stripe … Belmont outrebounded TNU 48-23 … BU led in assists 28-12 and steals 12-4.
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PLAYER STATS REPORT
Austin Wills led the Trojans with 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting from 3-point range … Imani Starling (SO/Nashville, TN) contributed eight points and five rebounds while making all five of his free-throws … Reed Smith had five points and five assists …  Jaquez Gilbert (FR/Marietta, GA) added seven points.
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WHAT'S NEXT
Trevecca heads down to Huntsville, Alabama to take on the Chargers. Alabama-Huntsville owns a one game lead in the all-time series, 10-9. The 20th meeting between the two schools will on Monday Nov. 26th at 7 PM.
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