Trojan News

11.17.2009  |  Men's Basketball  |  Viewed 450 times
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Trevecca (4-0) defeated Free Will Baptist (0-4) 89-61 on Tuesday and now lead the series with the Flames 5-0.

With the game tied at four Trevecca used an 8-0 run to take a 12-4 lead. After a Flame basket the Trojans produced an 11-0 run to take a 23-6 advantage at teh 11:04 mark of the first half. The Flames scores the next six points to make it a 23-12 game, but the cross-town Flames wouldn't get that close again. Trevecca led 45-25 at the half.

The Flamed came out of half time with a run that pulled them to within 14 points on a couple of occassions. Kevin Murray hit a three-pointer for Free Will at the 15:52 mark of the second half and the Trojans lead was just 14 (51-37). Trevecca outscored Free Will 25-7 over the next six minutes to take their largest lead of the game at 76-44. Trevecca would end up with the 89-61 victory.

Freshmen Marquise Rudolph led Trevecca with 18 points and added six assists. Rudolph hit 7-of-10 from the field and all three of his three-point attempts. Matthew Elliott added 16 points and hit 4-of-7 from beyond the three-point arch. Elliott also added six rebounds, five assists, and a steal. JP Nyadaro led the team with 10 rebounds while Jeremy Dixon had nine rebounds. Keith Morris scored 13 for TNU.

As a team Trevecca hit 37-of-69 (53%) from the field, 11-of-23 (48%) from three-point range, and hit just 4-of-12 from the foul line. TNU outrebounded FWBC 54-33.

Trevecca will travel to Cedarville, Ohio for a pair of games in the 32nd Annual Cedarville Invitational. Trevecca will play Point Park (1-3) on Friday at 5 p.m. On Saturday Trevecca will match up against either Rio Grande (3-1) or the host Cedarville Yellow Jackets (2-2). The Saturday consolation game is at 5 p.m. while the championship game will be at 7 p.m.
 
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