Sherman, Texas - The Trinity men's basketball team bounced back with a 79-63 win over Austin College Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday night.

Trinity (14-8, 9-2 SCAC) lost to Centenary College in the SCAC road-trip opener on Friday night. The Tigers claimed the season series with the Kangaroos, as Trinity also won 72-67 last month in San Antonio. In the SCAC standings, the Tigers lead Centenary by one game, while Austin dropped to 7-13 and 3-8 SCAC.

The Tigers led 38-28 at halftime, after leading by as much as 16 points (38-22) late in the period. Trinity led by as many as 26 points (59-33) in the second half of the lopsided win.

Robert Kitzinger paced the Tigers in Saturday's game with an 18-point performance, shooting 5-10 from the field, 2-6 in 3-point range, and sinking 6-6 free throws. Jonathan Wilt contributed 10 points, hitting 5-8 shots, and grabbing five rebounds.

John LaVanway scored nine points, and led the Tigers with seven rebounds.  William Young shelled out four assists.

Austin College's Ransom Okpala led the game with 20 points, and Jeremy Swisher added 12. Austin Freet pulled in a total of 13 rebounds.

The Tigers committed just five turnovers in the game, forcing 16 by the Kangaroos.