PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – A late layup from Donyell Meredith II (FR/Indianapolis, Indiana) put the Indiana University South Bend men’s basketball team in front of the Trinity Christian College Trolls by three, a lead that would stick as the Titans win their eighth game of the year, 78-75.
GAME FACTS
Score:Â IU South Bend – 78 ||Â Trinity Christian – 75
Records: IU South Bend 8-12, 3-7 CCAC || Trinity Christian – 5-14, 1-9 CCAC
NAIA Top-25 Rank: IU South Bend – not ranked || Trinity Christian – not ranked
Location:Â DeVos Gymnasium || Palos Heights, Illinois
STAT TRACKER
- Dylan Allen (SO/Indianapolis, Indiana): finished with a team-high 19 points, nine of which came from long distance
- Kenny Washington (FR/Indianapolis, Indiana): 13 points and five assists in 22 minutes of action off the bench
- Meredith II: 11 points
- Miles Tracy (FR/Indianapolis, Indiana): 10 points and a team-high nine rebounds
- Norell Smith (SO/St. Johns, Indiana): nine points and seven rebounds
- IU South Bend won the battle on the glass, 35-32
NEWS AND NOTES
- The Titans trailed by as many as 11 points
- Tracy ranks 17th in NAIA Division II with over three offensive rebounds per game – the freshman had six in tonight’s win
- Smith’s streak of eight games with double figure scoring came to an end
- The Titans are 3-2 in the last five meetings with the Trolls
- 78 is the fewest points scored by the Titans in a win this season
UP NEXT
- IU South Bend will host Olivet Nazarene on Wednesday, January 16th in the Student Activities Center. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
