Men's Basketball

January 12, 2008

Strong Second Half Pushes Trinity Past Southwestern

San Antonio - Trinity's men's basketball team overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Southwestern University 68-52 in Saturday evening Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference action.

Trinity (11-2, 4-1) led 29-23 at the half, and neither team shot better than 33.3% from the field.  The Tigers opened things up in the second, hitting 46.4% (13-28) from the floor, and holding Southwestern to just 33.3% shooting.  Southwestern was also held to just six baskets in the second half.  After Southwestern opened the game by hitting 6-10 from the field, the team connected on just one of its next 17 attempts.

Trinity turned a three-point deficit (12-15) into a 22-16 advantage midway through the first half, then held Southwestern without a field goal for the final 6:26 of the first period.  The streak continued into the second half, totaling nearly 15 minutes without a field goal made.  Southwestern hit some free throws, but it wasn't until a three-pointer with 11:44 left in the game that the drought was finished.

That three brought the lead back to 20 points, though, as Trinity outscored Southwestern 25-7 during that stretch of time.

Patrick Robinson led the team in scoring for the fifth straight game, totaling 13 points on 5-7 shooting overall.  Robinson played in just 21 minutes, also grabbing a pair of rebounds for the Tigers.

Jonathan Lewis finished with a career-high 11 points and five blocks, as well as a four rebounds in the game.  Nick Polidoroff came off the bench with seven points and seven rebounds in 14 minutes, while Luke Caldarera finished with eight points in 12 minutes.

Mike Powell led Southwestern with 12 points on 5-10 shooting, and was the only player in double figures.  Ross Hayes led all players with eight rebounds for the visitors. 

Patrick Robinson led the team in scoring for the fifth straight game on Saturday evening, scoring 13 points in the win over Southwestern

Jonathan Lewis scored a career-high 11 points against Southwestern on Saturday, as well as swatting a career-high five blocks