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Trinity Men's Basketball vs. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
63
Winner Trinity (Tex.) TRINITY 13-4, 6-2
50
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES 5-12, 1-7
Winner
Trinity (Tex.) TRINITY
13-4, 6-2
63
Final
50
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES
5-12, 1-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Trinity (Tex.) TRINITY 22 41 63
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES 24 26 50

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Defense Reigns as Men’s Hoops Holds Down Southwestern, 63-50, for Eighth Straight

The Tigers shot just 16 percent from the field in the first half, yet trailed just two points through 20 minutes; Jacob Harvey returns to the top of the scoring column with 24 points; starters go 21-for-21 from the free throw line

GEORGETOWN, Texas – Trinity University Men's Basketball flipped its own script Saturday night as the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's leader in scoring used stingy defense en route to a 63-50 victory at Southwestern University in league play.
 
The Tigers (13-4, 6-2 SCAC) improved to eight straight victories by winning the turnover battle—forcing 23 from the Pirates (5-12, 1-7 SCAC) while giving away just 12 possessions—and by pinning their host to just 31.4 percent shooting from the field.
 
Sophomore Jacob Harvey (Huffman, Texas / Hargrave) posted double-digits in both halves of Saturday's matchup, with 10 of Trinity's 22 points in the first 20 minutes followed by 14 of 41 in the second for his fourth 20-plus point outing of the season.
 
Senior AJ Clark (San Antonio, Texas / Johnson) and sophomore Jacob Millhouse (Plano, Texas / Independence) joined Harvey in double-digits with 14 and 10 points, respectively. This trio combined for a perfect 21-of-21 from the free throw line and 11-of-21 from the field Saturday night.
 
Less than 24 hours after his return to the rotation, senior Ben Hanley (Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound) had a significant role in the Tigers' second-half takeover as all of his eight points—and two of his three assists—in the contest came in the latter 20 minutes.
 
Harvey and first-year Zach Fenn (Covington, La. / Saint Paul's) kept the pace defensively with three steals apiece. Harvey marked all three of his takeaways in the first-half defensive struggle while Fenn notched two of his three in seven minutes played in the second half.
 
Coach Speak
 
"Southwestern had a great defensive gameplan and really executed it well," Head Coach Jimmy Smith said. "We played with much more pace in the second half, and we were able to get some better opportunities offensively. Our defense was really solid and held us up until the offense started to click."
 
Up Next
 
Trinity Men's Basketball returns to San Antonio Friday to host Centenary College for the start of the second round-robin of the 2022-23 SCAC schedule.
 
The Tigers will host six of their final eight regular-season contests, followed by their hosting duties for the 2023 SCAC Men's Basketball Championship tournament February 24-26.

 
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