Men's Basketball

February 10, 2007

Tigers Edge Dallas to Finish Road Weekend

Irving, Texas - Trinity's men's basketball team finished off its final road weekend with a 68-65 victory over the University of Dallas on Saturday night.

Trinity (13-10) led 37-31 at the half, despite hitting less than 40% from the field and allowing Dallas to shoot nearly 50% of its shots.  The Tigers shot much better in the second half, and although Dallas also shot better, the visitors still pulled off the win.

The Tigers opened the game with a 12-2 run and never trailed in the first period, though Dallas did cut the lead to just one (30-29) with two minutes to go in the half. 

The Tigers jumped out to another double-digit lead with an 11-3 run to start the second half, and led by at least nine points most of the period. The Crusaders managed to make it a three-point game with just over five minutes left, but Trinity was able to hold on at the end.

Trinity's B.J. Moon led the team with 13 points in the game, hitting 4-9 from the field.  Brandon York added 11 points and six assists, while Barrett Koch led the Tigers with eight rebounds to go with six points.

Joe Packard led all players with 23 points and eight rebounds for the Crusaders, while Mark Nickell and Robert Nickell chipped in with 12 points each. 

Trinity returns home next weekend to take on Hendrix and Austin in the final weekend of the regular season.  With yesterday's win over Southwestern, the Tigers have qualified for the SCAC Championship Tournament, hosted by Rhodes College on Feb. 23-25.