Trevecca Men's Basketball | Trojans Start 2022 with First Conference Win of Season

Box Score

NASHVILLE – In the first game in 2022, the Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (4-9, 1-5 Great Midwest), picked up its first Great Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season, beating Cedarville University (7-5, 3-2 Great Midwest), 60-54 at Trojan Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

GAME ESSENTIALS Standings | Statistics | Championship Central | G-MAC Scores | Records

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

The Yellow Jackets own the all-time series lead, 16-8.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Trojans earned the early advantage in the first half as back-to-back 3-pointers from Josh Price and Chris Rogers gave the Trojans a 6-2 lead. Cedarville countered the run that started a trend that lasted the majority of the first half. Trevecca would gain a lead and Cedarville responded in kind. Trevecca broke the trend late and went into the break on a 9-2 run in which CJ Penha scored all nine points. Trevecca held a 28-22 lead at the break.

Both teams scored eight points at the beginning of the second half, and the Trojans maintained their lead until the Yellow Jackets tied the game with 5:10 left in regulation. CJ Penha gave the Trojans the lead with a layup and a jump-shot. Trevecca closed the game out with free throws by Penha and Josh Price.

PLAYER STATS BREAKDOWN

CJ Penha led all scorers with a game-high 29 points and finished off the double-double with 11 rebounds. Josh Price added eight points. four assists, and four rebounds.

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

The Trojans shot 38.2% (21-55) from the floor, 28% (7-25) from three-point range, and 68.8% (11-16) from the free-throw line. In fact, TNU had a better shooting percentage from the field (38.2% to 30%) and from three-point range (28% to 25.9%). The Trojans scored more points in the paint, 26-14, and outrebounded Cedarville 42 to 36.

UP NEXT

The Trojans take on Ohio Dominican at home on Monday at 7:30 PM, before going on a five-game road trip where they will face Ashland (Jan 6th), Tiffin (8th), Lake Erie (13th), Hillsdale (20th), and Findlay (22nd).