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12.12.2008  |  Men's Basketball  |  Viewed 568 times
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca (5-6) fell to NAIA D2 No. 19 Bluefield College (7-4) on Friday by the score of 95-82 in the Robert Garrett Classic at Trevecca's Moore Gym.

Trevecca is hosting the Annual Robert Garrett Classic that honors former Trojan Robert Garrett who passed away just before the start of his senior season in August of 2004.

Trevecca Nazarene University has established a scholarship fund in memory of the late Robert Garrett II. To make donations contact Peggy Cooning at pcooning@trevecca.edu or call the athletic office at 615.248.1271

Trevecca opend the game with a basket from Tulio Yamasita, but the visiting Rams answered with a 8-0 run and gave the Trojans all they could handle the rest of the way. Trevecca rallied back to take a 16-15 leadwith 12:27 to go in the first half. It was apart of a 8-0 run that eventually fueld the Trojans largest lead of the game (30-24) with 9:10 to go in the half.

Bluefield answered with a 14-4 run that put them ahead 38-34 with 5:17 to play. The Rams would go on to hold a five point (48-43) lead at the half.

The Rams outscored the Trojans 22-11 to start the second half and lead 70-54 with 10:50 remaining. With 6:10 to go and Bluefield holding their largest lead of the game, Trevecca began to mount a rally. Trevecca scored 12 unanswered points to cut the lead to just six points (85-79) with 2:56 to go. Bluefields leading scorer, Coryon Ross (28), hit a deep three-pointer with two Trojans defending as the shot clock had dropped to three seconds to essentially end the Trojans hopes. TNU sent the Rams to the line, but they hit enough to pull away for a 95-82 victory.

Trevecca was led by Brian Oduor's 32 points and Tulio Yamasita's 10 rebounds. De'Jon Everson led the team with seven assists. Trevecca hit 32-of-61 (52%) from the field, 5-of-17 (29%) from beyond the three-point line, and 13-of-16 (81%) from the foul line.

Trevecca will play Shorter College (5-6) on Saturday at 4 p.m. Shorter fell NAIA D1 No. 13 Martin Methodist 66-62 in the first game of the Classic. The 12-0 RedHawks will play Bluefield on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Trevecca will play its final game of the 2008 school year on Tuesday, December 16 when they host NAIA D2 No. 9 Cedarville University (10-1) at 7 p.m.

All games are broadcast over WNAZ 89.1 FM (Nashville) and WNRZ 91.5 FM (Dickson) on the internet and all home games have a statistical webcast - both internet features are available at www.tnutrojans.com