Men's Basketball

December 30, 2006

Tigers Defeat Swarthmore for Third Straight Win

Georgetown, Texas - The Tiger men's basketball team defeated Swarthmore College 57-41 at the Southwestern/Trinity Holiday Classic on Saturday night.

Trinity (6-5) won its third straight game behind an outstanding second half defensive effort, holding Swarthmore to just 28.6% shooting and six total field goals in the final 20 minutes of action.

The Tigers led 29-23 at the half, despite allowing Swarthmore to shoot 45.5% from the field.  Trinity out-rebounded Swarthmore 34-33 - including a 10-5 edge on the offensive glass.

Brandon York led Trinity with 13 points in 20 minutes off the bench, while Mike Gilb added 11 points and three rebounds on 5-6 shooting.  Al Furlow and Jonathan Lewis each chipped in with seven points, with both players hitting 3-5 field goals.

Steve Wolf led Swarthmore with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Ian McCormick finished with four points and a game-best 14 rebounds.

Trinity returns home tomorrow afternoon to face Amherst College at 4:00 p.m.  Currently, Amherst is undefeated and ranked second in the nation, according to the latest D3hoops.com poll.