Men's Basketball Surges to SCAC Win Over Millsaps on Friday

San Antonio - The Trinity Tigers men pulled away in the second half to beat the Millsaps Majors 69-55 Friday night in a SCAC game in Sams Gym.

Trinity, which won its second straight game, and fifth of the last six, improved to 5-7 and 2-2 SCAC. Millsaps dropped to 6-6 and 1-3. The two teams will meet again Feb. 4 at Jackson, Miss.

Tiger senior forward Luke Caldarera (Houston/Katy Taylor) led the game with a double-double, recording 21 points and 11 rebounds. Caldarera shot 8-14 from the field, 2-3 in 3-point range, and accounted for three assists.

Trinity held a slight 25-24 lead at halftime. But, sparked by Caldarera's 15 second-half points, the Tigers led by as much as 18 (69-51) with 1:34 on the clock. After dropping to a four-point deficit (25-29) at 18:37, the Tigers went to work. Trinity took its first double-digit lead (41-31) at 12:18. From that point on, Millsaps could get no closer then seven (36-43) at 11:26.

The Tigers shot 59 percent in the second half, and limited the Majors to only 28 percent. Sharp-shooting Trinity also hit 58 percent of its second-half 3-point shots, as opposed to 23 percent for Millsaps.

Trinity sophomore forward Heath Hopson (Lampasas, Texas/Lampasas) scored 11 points, as did senior forward Sam Dworkin (Portland, Ore./Lincoln). First-year forward Robert Kitzinger (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points.

Junior guard Ryan Beall (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos) led the contest with seven assists, while scoring three points.

LV Sumler of Millsaps produced a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Taylor Meades also scored 11 points.

The Tigers shot 47.4 percent (27-57) for the game, and the Majors hit 34 percent (16-47). Trinity completed the game at 37.5 percent (9-24) beyond the arc, and Millsaps shot 29.6 percent (8-27). The Tigers led 32-29 on the boards.

Trinity continues its SCAC campaign Saturday by hosting Hendrix at 8 p.m.