Philippi, W. Va. –The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (5-22, 4-15 G-MAC) lost to Alderson Broaddus University (18-8, 11-7 G-MAC) 72-67 on Saturday afternoon in the Rex Pyles Arena.

GAME ESSENTIALS

FINAL SCORE: Trevecca 67 Alderson Broaddus 72

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (5-22, 4-15 G-MAC), Alderson Broaddus University (18-8, 11-7 G-MAC)

LOCATION Philippi, W. Va. | Rex Pyles Arena

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SERIES/HISTORY:

The Batters lead the series 11-1, with a win in the last four meetings. Trevecca broke the 7-0 start in the series for ABU with a 77-55 win at the conference tournament in March of 2016.

GAME CHRONICLE

ABU opened the game with the first four points before Trevecca countered with eight straight to go up 8-4 … Trevecca held a three to four-point lead most of the first half … Trevecca ended the first half on a 7-0 run to lead 45-35 at the break … within the first five minutes of the second half ABU regained the lead 49-48 … Trevecca opened up a seven point lead when Deion Johnson (JR/Jacksonville, FL) hit a 3-pointer with 13 minutes to play … Trevecca protected a three points lead for most of the way … ABU took the lead (68-67) for good off a pair of free throws with 1:09 to play in the game … ABU won 72-67.

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

Trevecca shot 42.6% (23-54) from the field, 33.3% (8-24) from three-point range, and 76.5% (13-17) from the line. ABU outscored TNU 23-5 in the bench points and 21-18 on points off of turnovers. ABU outrebounded TNU 32-28.  

PLAYER STATS REPORT

Devin Whitfield (SO/Lipscomb, AL) led Trevecca with 22 points hitting 8-of-18 from the field and all six free throw attempts. He also added nine rebounds and three steals. Jacob Williams (SR/Lebanon, TN) scored 21 points including four 3- pointers. Deion Johnson had 16 points and five assists.

WHAT'S NEXT

Trevecca ends the regular season with a home meeting against Ohio Valley University (3-20, 2-15 G-MAC) on February 24th at 4 p.m. in Trojan Fieldhouse. Trevecca leads the all-time series with the Fighting Scots 9-1. TNU has taken the last four meetings in the series including a 97-83 win on January 11th.

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