Box Score NORTH CANTON, Ohio. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (4-20, 3-13 G-MAC) lost, 74-65 to Walsh University (16-6, 11-5 G-MAC) on Thursday in Alumni Arena.
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GAME ESSENTIALS
FINAL SCORE: Trevecca 65, Walsh 74
TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (4-20, 3-13 G-MAC), Walsh (16-6, 11-5 G-MAC)
LOCATION: North Canton, OH | Alumni Arena
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SERIES/HISTORY: This is the second meeting between the two schools in the NCAA era. Walsh is 2-0 versus Trevecca. ÂÂ
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GAME CHRONICLE
Walsh started the game on a 9-0 run until Deion Johnson (JR/Jacksonville, FL) made a layup … Down 20-11, TNU battled back and took the lead 21-20 … that run extended to 14-0 (25-20) before Walsh hit a 3-pointer … Walsh retook the lead, 27-25 with a pair of free throws with 5:13 left to play in the half … Michael Thompson (SO/McCordsville, IN) hit two free throws to tie the game 27-27 … Walsh outscored Trevecca 17-6 to the break to lead led 44-33 at halftime … TNU cut the Walsh lead to six twice in the second half … Jacob Williams (SR/Lebanon, TN) had eight second-half points … with five minutes to play in the game the Walsh lead was six (65-59) … Walsh ended the game on a 9-6 run to win 74-65.
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TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN
Trevecca hit 37.3 % (22-59) from the field and 34.8% (8-23) from deep ... Trevecca was outrebounded by Walsh 45-38 ... Walsh led in assists 13-8 … TNU led in bench points 11-6 … Walsh led in steals 9-8.
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PLAYER STATS REPORT
Devin Whitfield (SO/Lipscomb, AL) led the team with 18 points (7-15 FG / 3-5 3PT FG) and had six rebounds … Jacob Williams added 13 points, five rebounds, and a steal … Deion Johnson scored nine points while Mehdi El Mardi (SO/Rabat, Morocco) and Michael Thompson both scored seven.
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WHAT'S NEXT
Trevecca travels to Great Midwest foe Malone (18-7, 11-6 G-MAC) on Saturday, February 10th at 12 PM. This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools in the NCAA era. The Trojans trail the all-time series 1-2, but won the previous meeting, 61-57, this season in Trojan Fieldhouse on Jan. 8.
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