Men's Basketball 2/15/2021 12:00:00 AM

Trevecca Men's Basketball | Trojans Outshoot Ohio Dominican for Another Road Win

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Photo courtesy of Mike Strasinger

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Trevecca Nazarene University Men's Basketball team (5-14, 5-12 Great Midwest) picked up another crucial Great Midwest win on the road, this time a President's Day win at Ohio Dominican University (5-10, 5-10 Great Midwest), 59-50, at Alumni Hall.

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Trevecca won for the third time in the series. A streak that ended a four-game win streak for the Panthers in the series. The all-time series is now tied 4-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers opened the game with a 5-0 run. With 15:35 on the first half clock, the Panthers led 7-4. TNU used an 11-2 run to take the lead 15-9. In the run, four Trojans scored. The balanced scoring run was a precursor of how the game would unfold. After a Panther basket, neither team would lead by more than four the rest of the half. Trevecca led 36-34 at the break.

ODU opened the half energized and with 13:43 left, the home team led by two (42-40). The Trojan offense came alive, fueled by an Adam Webb inside score and a pair of Austin Wills three-pointers. The run by Trevecca, a 16-5 run, put the visitors up nine (56-47) with 6:40 left. The Panthers closed the lead to just two (57-55) with 1:28 left, but Trevecca secured the win with a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining.

PLAYER STATS BREAKDOWN

Adam Webb led the Trojans with 14 points and was joined in double figures by Imani Starling (12), Brendon Newton (11), and Austin Wills (10). Newton produced a double-double with 10 rebounds and added a block. Webb snatched five rebounds, dished out three assists, and returned three Panther shots "back to sender." Gabriel McKay dished out four assists.

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

As a team, Trevecca shot 51.1% (24-47) from the field and hit four of 12 from deep. TNU outrebounded the hosts 29-25 and enjoyed a 38-22 advantage on points scored in the pain. Trevecca's bench outscored Ohio Dominican's bench 15-4. The Trojans turned the ball over more (10-9), but turned the ODU miscues into 18 points and ODU only scored 10 off the Trojans gifts.

WHAT'S NEXT

One more road game, on Thursday, the Trojans visit Lake Erie College (1-10, 1-10 Great Midwest) Thursday at 4:30 PM. This is the fifth all-time meeting; the Storm leads the series 3-1. Their only win this year came against the Trojans on February 6 at Trojan Fieldhouse.

Trevecca is back home for a G-MAC battle on February 20 with the visiting Panthers of Kentucky Wesleyan College (10-4, 9-4 Great Midwest) coming to Trojan Fieldhouse for a 4:15 tip. It is the 17^th all-time meeting in the series, one the Panthers have dominated. KWC leads the series 13-3 and beat TNU 53-39 on December 31 to deny the Trojans back-to-back wins in the series. The first two wins in the series were back-to-back in 2015 and 2016. Trevecca defeated KWC at the close of the 2019-2020 season, breaking an eight-game win streak for the Panthers in the series.

The final regular-season game is on Saturday, February 27 when Ohio Valley University (3-10, 3-10 Great Midwest) visits for a 4:15 PM tip at Trojan Fieldhouse. The 16^th meeting in the series ends the regular season for the Trojans. Trevecca leads the series 12-3 after winning at OVU, 76-69, earlier this season. Trevecca has claimed the last two in the series no.

The top eight teams in standings make the Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament. The tournament dates are March 2, 5, 6.

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