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Trinity Christian Trolls at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Trinity Christian Trolls
, Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
44 - 79
Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-0, 3-0 Home

Western Illinois cruises past NAIA Trinity Christian 79-44

Covington made 8 of 12 from the field. J.C. Fuller added 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting for Western Illinois (5-0), which matches its best start as a D-I program.

Jordan Perry had 15 points and Caleb Jonkman chipped in 12 for Trinity Christian.

Aaron Johnson made a 3-pointer to pull the Trolls within one, 20-19, midway through the first half. Fuller answered with a 3-pointer to spark a 25-3 run and give the Leathernecks a 45-22 halftime lead. Covington scored all 12 of his first half points during the span.

Covington scored the Leathernecks first seven points of the second half, Fuller added four points and Tate Stensgaard tipped in a shot and Western Illinois stretched its lead to 58-28 with 14 minutes left.

It was the first meeting between the schools.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 44 - 79
2nd 0:23 DeVante Mayes Defensive Rebound. 44 - 79
2nd 0:23 David Buffham missed Three Point Jumper. 44 - 79
2nd 0:32 David Buffham Defensive Rebound. 44 - 79
2nd 0:32 James Claar missed Layup. 44 - 79

Statistics

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16-50 FG 29-54
32 Field Goal % 54
4-21 3PT 7-21
19 Three Point % 33
8-12 FT 14-17
67 Free Throw % 82
31 Rebounds 32
9 Offensive Rebounds 5
22 Defensive Rebounds 27
10 Assists 17
5 Steals 15
2 Blocks 3
20 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 17
6 Fast Break Points 10
16 Points in Paint 34
19 Fouls 15
2 Largest Lead 35

Game Information

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 815 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

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Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26
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