Four double figure scorers lead men’s basketball team to 70-61 win at Trine

Four players scored in double figures, and the Olivet College men’s basketball team defeated Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Trine (Ind.) University, 70-61, tonight at the MTI Center in Angola, Indiana. With the win, the Comets remain in a three-way tie for first-place in the MIAA standings.

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Four double figure scorers lead men’s basketball team to 70-61 win at Trine
January 31, 2018

ANGOLA, Ind. – Four players scored in double figures, and the Olivet College men's basketball team defeated Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Trine (Ind.) University, 70-61, tonight at the MTI Center in Angola, Indiana. With the win, the Comets remain in a three-way tie for first-place in the MIAA standings.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Olivet 70, Trine 61
Location: MTI Center; Angola, Ind.
Records: Olivet 11-9 overall, 6-3 MIAA; Trine 9-11 overall, 5-4 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Thunder held an 8-6 lead at the 16:36 mark of the opening half. The Comets responded with a 12-0 run to take an 18-8 lead. During the run, senior Eldridge Mason scored the first nine points. Myles Copeland made back-to-back baskets to help the Thunder trim their deficit back to single digits, 18-12. Trine would not get any closer as Olivet went up by 11 points, 32-21, at halftime.
  • In the second half, the Thunder made it a one-possession game, 48-46, at the 8:21 mark. Junior Chase Brocker answered with a three-pointer at the other end and the Comets' lead would stay more than five points for the rest of the game.

FOR THE COMETS

  • Olivet made two less baskets and one less three-pointer in the game. However, the Comets drained 17-of-31 free throws compared to just 3-of-6 for the Thunder.
  • Junior Tracy Edmond finished with a team-leading 18 points to go along with nine assists.
  • Mason had 17 points.
  • Senior Jalen Adams scored 14 points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
  • Brocker contributed 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc.

FOR THE THUNDER

  • Copeland led all players with 21 points.
  • Maurice Hunter, this week's MIAA Player of the Week, scored 12 points and pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds.
  • Langston Johnson and Pete Smith notched 11 points apiece.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Adrian, Hope and Olivet are all tied on top of the MIAA standings with 6-3 records. Trine is a game behind at 5-4. Albion, Alma and Calvin have identical 4-5 records.
  • Adams now sits fourth all-time on the single-season scoring list with 525 points. He needs 10 points to pass Michael McClary's 534 points in 2009-10, and 22 points to pass Jeff Bell's 546 points in 1996-97. The record is 676 by McClary in 2010-11.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet is on the road Saturday afternoon to play Kalamazoo College at 3 p.m.