Men's Basketball

December 2, 2007

Trinity Remains Unbeaten With Win Over Colorado College

San Antonio - Trinity's men's basketball team kept its undefeated season going with a 59-40 victory over Colorado College on Sunday afternoon.

Trinity (6-0, 2-0 SCAC) trailed 17-18 in an ugly first half of play.  Both Colorado College and Trinity shot under 30% in the opening period, combining for just 14 total field goals made. 

Trinity was much better in the second half, shooting over 46%, but Colorado College was still under 30% for the second half - thanks in large part to a consistently tough Trinity defense.

Colorado College jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, but Trinity would later tie it and keep it close until another spurt by Colorado made it an 18-11 lead with 5:49 to play in the first period. 

Trinity finished the half on a 6-0 run, then made it a 17-0 run into the second period to take a 28-18 lead with 16:11 remaining in the game.

Colorado College would get no closer than eight points the rest of the way.  Trinity had a 17-5 run late in the game that pushed the lead up to 24 points with just over two minutes remaining.

Charles Houston and B.J. Moon tied for the team lead with 14 points in the game, while Mike Gilb added nine points and six rebounds.  Houston also added five rebounds and four steals.

Nick Polidoroff came off the bench to score seven points and grab four rebounds in 14 minutes, while Luke Caldarera and Jonathan Lewis pulled down six boards each to tie Gilb for the team lead.

Nate Brodman led Colorado College with 19 points in the game, hitting 5-12 three-pointers and 4-5 free throws.  Brady Ohlsen finished with four points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

Trinity forced 18 turnovers in the game, committing just eight themselves.  The Tigers were also much better from the charity stripe, hitting 76.2% (16-21) as a team.

Trinity will next play on December 17-18 in the Southwestern/Trinity Finals Classic in Georgetown, Texas.  The Tigers return home on December 29-30 for the Trinity/Southwestern Holiday Classic.

Charles Houston tied for the team lead with 14 points on Sunday, also grabbing five rebounds and four steals

B.J. Moon tied for the Trinity lead with 14 points on 5-10 shooting on Sunday, helping the team stay unbeaten