CANTON, Ohio. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (4-21, 3-14 G-MAC) fell 74-71, to Malone University (19-7, 12-6 G-MAC) on Saturday in Osborne Hall.

GAME ESSENTIALS

FINAL SCORE: Trevecca 71, Malone 74

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (4-21, 3-14 G-MAC), Malone (19-7, 12-6 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Canton, OH | Osborne Hall

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SERIES/HISTORY: This was the 4th meeting between the Trojans and Pioneers in the NCAA era. Malone owns a 2-1 record in the all-time series.

 GAME CHRONICLE

The Trojans opened the game with a 3-pointer from Devin Whitfield (SO/Lipscomb, AL) … Trevecca was ahead 19-16 with 11:40 when Malone went on a 23-7 run that lasted until 2:10 in the half to make the score 39-23 Malone … Malone led at the half 43-28 … TNU started the second half on a 15-2 run that lasted until 14:28 in the half making the score 45-43 MU

 … TNU went on a 14-4 run from 12:56 to 9:15 to take the lead 57-51 … Malone took the lead back on a 9-2 run that started at 9:14 and ended at 6:37 to go up 60-59 … the last 1:07 of the game MU ended the game on a 7-3 run winning the game 74-71.

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

Trevecca hit 40.3% (25-62) from the field and 36.0% (9-25) from deep ... Malone outrebounded Trevecca 37-33 ... Malone led in assists 14-12 …  Malone also led in bench points 17-0

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Jacob Williams (SR/Lebanon, TN) led the team with 29 points (9-18 FG/ 6-10 3PT FG) and two rebounds … Deion Johnson (JR/Jacksonville, FL) added 15 points and five rebounds … Devin Whitfield (SO/Lipscomb, AL) also reached double figures with 14 points, four rebounds, and five assists. Mehdi El Mardi (SO/Rabat, Morocco) collected eight points and collected a team high 11 rebounds.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Trojans will continue their four-game road trip when they travel to Davis & Elkins College (6-16, 4-12 G-MAC) on Thursday, February 15th at 6:30 p.m. in McDonnel Center. TNU is tied 5-5 in the all-time series with D&E. The Trojans won their last meeting with Davis & Elkins, 81-76, on January 20th in Trojan Fieldhouse.

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