Trinity Christian Trolls at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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75 - 89
75 - 89
Peters sparks Valparaiso comeback win over Trinity, 89-75
The Trolls used a fast start to take an early lead. Ben Brinks' layup midway through the first half gave Trinity a 28-12 lead and held a 10-point advantage at intermission, 45-35.
But the Crusaders came on strong in the second half. Shane Hammink's layup three minutes into the half cut the lead to 45-41 and Max Joseph's 3-pointer with 15:12 to play gave Valparaiso the lead, 50-48. After Hammink's dunk made it 52-50, Valparaiso never trailed again.
Peters hit 14 of his 29 shots from the floor and knocked down 3 of 11 shots from beyond the arc.
Juozas Balciunas had 19 points to lead Trinity.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Aaron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Nick Davidson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Kiser. | 72 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Erron Hall made Free Throw. | 72 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Trinity (IL) Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 86 |
Statistics
 TRCC |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-61 | FG | 31-71 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 5-27 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 9-12 | FT | 22-32 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 32 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fouls | 15 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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