Box Score NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (1-9, 0-4 Great Midwest) hosted Birmingham Southern College (8-4, 1-0 SAA) on Thursday afternoon and fell 71-64.
THE SERIES
Birmingham Southern still has the all-time series advantage 18-3. The Trojans won the last meeting at Trojan Fieldhouse on November 17th, 2021, by a score of 92-83.
THE FLOW
Birmingham Southern jumped out to an early 11-4 lead, but the Trojans fought back and took a 17-16 lead following a 13-5 run capped off by a Jake Mulder three-pointer with 10:37 left in the first half. The scoring slowed down, but the Trojans later extended their lead on a Zeke Grier three-pointer, which put the Trojans up 29-25 late in the first half. Birmingham Southern tied the game at 29-29 as the game went into halftime.
The teams traded baskets to begin the second half. But the Panthers took a 42-33 lead with 13:51 left. The Trojans fought back as they brought it within 46-41 following an 8-4 run led by three Gus Davenport points with 12:01 remaining. Jose Waring scored seven straight points for the Trojans to bring the Trojans within 51-50 with 8:38 left. Both teams traded buckets as time wound down. But the Panthers took the advantage late and would hold on to win.
THE PLAYERS
Jose Waring led the Trojans with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double. Caleb Terry had eight points, and two rebounds, and Lawrence Brazil III also had 10 points and seven rebounds.
THE TEAMS
The Trojans shot 44.3% (27-61) from the floor, 17.6% (3-17) from three-point range, and 63.6% (7-11) from the free-throw line. The Trojans outrebounded
UP NEXT
The Trojans will travel to Ohio Dominican (4-8, 1-5 Great Midwest) on Saturday for a New Year's Eve matchup at 1:00 PM.
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