Kerrville, Texas - The Tiger men's basketball team suffered its sixth consecutive setback with an 81-66 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference road loss at Schreiner University.

Trinity dropped to 1-15 overall this season, and 0-5 to start conference play.  Schreiner is third with a 3-2 league mark, earning the team's 10th victory of the season.  

The Tigers trailed by just three points (27-30) at the half, despite shooting just over 30% from the field in the first 20 minutes of action.  Schreiner hit nearly 46% from the floor in the opening period, then nailed better than 58% of its shots (14-24) in the second half.  The home team also knocked down more than 80% (21-26) from the free throw line in the final period.  

After trimming a 10-point lead to just one late in the first half, it looked like the Tigers would be able to carry some momentum into the second period, but Schreiner scored 11 of the first 15 points in the half and never looked back.  Trinity was within five (42-47) with 12 minutes to play, but after seven unanswered by the Mountaineers, the lead was never less than 10 the rest of the way.

Jimmy Clark led Trinity with 20 points off the bench, despite playing just 19 total minutes.  He hit 6-9 from the field, 2-4 from distance, and 6-7 from the foul line.  Clark also picked up five rebounds and a steal for the Tigers.

Matt Jones scored in double figures for the second straight game, chipping in with 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists.  Brian Blum knocked in 4-9 shots on his way to 10 points.  Nik Oakes and Joseph Thomas both scored eight.

Trinity resumes SCAC play with a pair of home games this weekend.  The Tigers play host to both Centenary College and Colorado College on Friday and Saturday night at 8:00 p.m.