Men's Basketball

January 20, 2008

Trinity Falls to Birmingham-Southern on Sunday

San Antonio - Trinity's men's basketball team lost 54-58 to Birmingham-Southern College on Sunday afternoon, finishing off a weekend of SCAC play.

Trinity (12-3) lost for the second time in four games on Sunday, despite holding a 25-21 lead at halftime.  The Tigers also led by as many as 12 points in the first half, hitting 45.8% from the field.

After a 21-9 start for Trinity, Birmingham-Southern went on a 9-1 run over the final minutes of the first half to cut the lead down to four at the break.  The visitors then shot over 60% in the second half to pull off the victory in the first meeting between the two teams.

The Tigers did manage a three-pointer with 10 seconds left that cut the deficit to just one at 54-55, but Birmingham-Southern hit 3-4 from the line to finish out the game and seal the win.

Patrick Robinson led the team in scoring for the seventh straight game, finishing with 12 points and a career-high three steals.

Charles Houston added eight points and seven rebounds, while B.J. Moon scored seven points and dished out four assists. 

Aaron Parr led Birmingham-Southern with 16 points on 6-9 shooting - including 3-6 from three-point range.  Daniel Hudson and Nathan West added 12 points each for BSC.

Trinity will be on the road next weekend, facing off against Oglethorpe and Sewanee on Friday and Saturday.  The Tigers return home on February 1 to face Centre, then take on DePauw on February 2.