Men's Basketball

December 31, 2006

Second-Ranked Amherst Snaps Trinity's Three-Game Streak

San Antonio - Trinity's men's basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 54-66 loss to Division III's second-ranked Amherst College.

Trinity (6-6) trailed 25-30 at the half as both teams shot less than 40% in the first half.  Amherst was held to just 4-13 shooting from beyond the arc in the period, but nailed 6-12 in the second half to pull off the victory.

The Tigers hung with the No. 2 Lord Jeffs until the final few minutes when the visitors went on an 11-2 run to pull ahead.  Trinity missed two shots with the score 45-49 in favor of Amherst, followed by the the clutch run that took 2:41 and put Amherst ahead 60-47 with 5:05 remaining.

Trinity cut the deficit to eight points with just over three minutes left, but Amherst held on by scoring six of the final eight points.

Amherst's Brian Baskauskas led all scorers with 22 points on 8-10 shooting and 5-6 three-pointers, while point guard Andrew Olson finished with 15 points on 6-11 shooting - including 3-5 from distance - and four assists.

Trinity's Charles Houston had a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while B.J. Moon led the team with 13 points.  Brandon York added nine points off the bench for the Tigers.

The Tigers hit 11-11 from the free throw line - easily the team's best performance from the charity stripe this season.  Trinity did only hit 5-21 three-pointers, though, and shot less than 40% from the field for the game.

Trinity hits the road next week to continue Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play against Hendrix and Austin College.  The Tigers return home to face Southwestern on January 13.