Box Score NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The Trevecca Nazarene University Men's Basketball team (2-10, 2-8 Great Midwest) led by as much as 13 points in the second half, but were unable to hang on in a 67-59 loss to the Walsh University Cavaliers (6-1, 6-1 Great Midwest) in a road matchup on Thursday.
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SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
It was the eighth all-time meeting between the two programs, and Trevecca fell to 1-7 all-time with the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trevecca commanded the lead early in the first half, starting the game with a 13-4 run capped off by a jumper by Austin Wills. Walsh fought back slightly to cut the lead to five, but the Trojans answered back with an 8-2 run and led the entire first half. Trevecca's stifling defense and hot shooting in the first half helped the Trojans to a 29-16 lead with 1:44 to play before the break after an Adam Webb layup. The Trojans led 29-18 at halftime.
The momentum continued in the second half, as Trevecca outscored Walsh 10-8 through the first five minutes of play to lead 39-26 with 14:55 left after another layup by Webb. Christian Monague's strong performance for Walsh powered the Cavaliers on Thursday, as the home team started working its way back into it as the second half continued. Anytime the Cavaliers cut the Trevecca lead back down to single digits, Adam Webb responded with a crucial bucket, including another short-range layup to maintain a 43-33 lead with 12:53 to play. Two minutes of play went by before Trevecca was able to find the bottom of the net again, but Austin Wills hit a shot from deep with 10:29 to play and Trevecca led 46-35. The Trojans' lead was built back up to 10 with a three-pointer by Calvin Walker with 8:20 to go. This is where Walsh turned the tide, ripping off a 14-0 run to take the first lead of the game, 55-51 on a pair of free throws by Luke Howse. Trevecca hung around down the stretch, but could not regain the lead en route to a 67-59 loss.
PLAYER STATS BREAKDOWN
Three Trojans scored in double figures, as Adam Webb led the way with 15 points on a perfect seven of seven shooting. Webb also notched a double-double with 10 rebounds. Brendan Newton scored 12 points and six rebounds while Calvin Walker added a career-high 10 points on four of five shooting. Sophomore Chris Rogers scored eight points, hitting two of his nine three-point attempts.
Walsh's Christian Montague led the Cavaliers with 23 points. Caleb Canter pulled down 12 rebounds.
TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN
Trevecca had one of its best shooting nights of the season, hitting 50% of its field goal attempts. The Trojans were 38% from beyond the arc, hitting eight of 21 attempts. Walsh hit 21-of-60 field goal attempts and eight of 28 three-point attempts.
Rebounds were knotted up at 35 apiece, but turnovers made the difference as Trevecca turned it over 20 times to Walsh's eight. Walsh scored 24 points off turnovers.
WHAT'S NEXT
Trevecca will stay on the road to play Malone on Saturday. The last Great Midwest game the Trojans won was against Malone at Trojan Fieldhouse on January 2. Trevecca will travel to Tiffin on Monday, February 1.
The next Trevecca game at Trojan Fieldhouse will be Thursday, February 4 against Ohio Dominican.
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