Men's Basketball

November 20, 2007

Tigers Edge Texas Lutheran in Home Opener

San Antonio - Trinity's men's basketball team held off a late rally by Texas Lutheran University on Tuesday night, scoring a narrow 67-65 victory.

Trinity (3-0) trailed 24-27 at halftime, and both teams struggled to score points early in the game.  Texas Lutheran led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but the Tigers refused to go away.

In the second half, Trinity used a 14-2 run to open up the biggest lead of the night at 48-36 with 11:05 to play.  This time it was the visitors who wouldn't quit, working their way back into the game. 

Trinity shot just 52.9% (18-34) from the line in the game, which hurt them most in the final minutes.  With 4.3 seconds left, Trinity had a pair of free throw shots that could have iced the win, but after two misses, Texas Lutheran was able to get the rebound and a timeout.  Trinity then called a timeout to set the defense, and Texas Lutheran got off a desperation shot for the tie, but it drew air at the buzzer.

Mike Gilb led Trinity with a double-double, collecting 13 points and 10 rebounds - six of which came on the offensive glass.  Gilb hit 4-8 shots and 5-8 free throws for the Tigers.

B.J. Moon and Charles Houston both chipped in with 11 points, while Houston also added four steals and nine boards.  Jonathan Lewis finished with nine points and four rebounds, while Bart Taylor came off the bench to add 10 points in just 17 minutes, hitting 2-4 three-point shots. 

Luke Calderara added five points and nine rebounds off the bench, while Barrett Koch had five points and a team-high three assists.

Texas Lutheran's Nate Walton led all players with 14 points, while both Josh Scott and Terrance Pierson added 13 points each. 

Trinity will be back at home on Monday, November 26, facing Hardin-Simmons University.  The Tigers will then open SCAC play later that week.

Mike Gilb scored nine of his 13 points in the second half, leading Trinity with a double-double on Tuesday

Charles Houston finished with 11 points and nine boards against TLU, also leading the team with four steals