NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's basketball team (15-9, 10-6 Great Midwest) picked up a win on Senior Day over Tiffin University (15-9, 9-7 Great Midwest), 94-85, on Saturday afternoon in Trojan Fieldhouse.
The Trojans earned the season split with the Dragons after Tiffin defeated Trevecca 81-77 earlier this season. Tiffin had won the last five games in the series before today and still lead the all-time series 7-5.
BREAKING IT DOWN
In what was yet another big conference meeting for both sides, saw the Dragons take control of the game in the opening minutes. Tiffin built out an early 6-2 lead before back-to-back 3-pointers from
Jalen Page and Pete Lambesis tied the game at 8-8 at the 16:03 mark. The teams played to ties at 16-16 and 22-22 before the Trojans established their largest lead of the half using a 20-6 extended run to take a 42-28 advantage with 5:29 to play. Tiffin responded with a quick 19-4 run of its own to push ahead right at the end of the half, 47-46.
The Trojans scored the opening six points of the second half to jump right back in the lead, 53-47, before the Dragons scored 11 points, six of which were from Wesley Jordan to take a 58-55 lead with 15:35 to play. Trevecca clawed its way back into the game over the next four minutes to take a 63-62 lead into the under 12 timeout. Page's 3-pointer to give Trevecca a 66-63 lead made way for Jordan to score Tiffin's next seven points to make it a 73-70 game with 6:48 to go. Down the stretch the Trojans locked in defensively not allowing Tiffin much of a chance. The Dragons pulled within three at 83-80 but the Trojans held on for the 94-85 win on Senior Day.
KEY PLAYERS
Jalen Page had a team-high 31 points to go with four rebounds on 11-17 shooting. Page scored 31 points for the fifth time this season. Jamal Cannady finished with 17 points while
Tommy Gankhuyag added 14 points and five rebounds. Pete Lambesis rounded out the double digit scoring with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds with five assists.
TEAM TIME
Trevecca shot 57.6% (34-59) from the field, 50.0% (10-20) from three and 16-22 (72.7%) from the foul line.
Tiffin won the rebound battle by one, 28-27 but Trevecca edged out the Dragons in assists (17-15) and steals (6-4).
UP NEXT
Trevecca takes on Walsh University (17-6, 11-6 Great Midwest) on Thursday, February 22 at 6:30 p.m.
The Cavaliers lead the all-time series 10-2 having won two of the last three games.
