CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team dropped its second consecutive CCAC Conference game, falling to Trinity International University by the score of 81-73 on Saturday, February 5 at the Goodman Center.  The Lakers are now 10-7 in conference play and 15-9 overall this season.

The Lakers controlled the majority of the first half, building a 15-7 advantage after a Quin Riggins three-pointer and extending the lead to 10 points at 20-10 on an Ajiboye Ayomide jump shot with just under 10 minutes to go.  The Trojans cut the margin to 20-15 over a minute later, but the Lakers pushed their lead back up to 28-19 only to have TIU make it a five-point game again at 28-23 with 2:47 remaining.  Roosevelt got back-to-back threes from Ajiboye and Matt Myers to lead 34-24, but the Trojans made a late push to cut the score to 34-29 at the half.

The Lakers maintained the lead for the first nine minutes of the second half, but then the Trojans went ahead 52-51 and the two teams found themselves tied up at 55-55 with 8:46 to play.  TIU then went on an 11-0 run to go up 66-55 with just over five minutes left to take control of the game, building a lead as large as 16 points.  Roosevelt made a late push to cut the deficit to 78-69 with 27 seconds left on the clock, but the margin was too much to overcome and the Lakers lost the conference match-up 81-73.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Trinity International        29           52           81
                Roosevelt                            34           39           73

Records: Roosevelt 15-9, 10-7 (CCAC) | Trinity International 12-14, 8-10 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Matt Myers scored a team-high 22 points & had five rebounds, two assists, & two steals
• Ayomide Ajiboye turned in a double-double performance with 15 points & 10 rebounds
• Anthony Martinez tallied 13 points, four rebounds, & two steals
• Quin Riggins added 10 points & three assists
• Caleb Brown pulled down nine rebounds & had three blocks
• Mark Johnson had five rebounds & four assists
• RU shot 35.8% from the field & 30.3% from three-point range
• TIU shot 49% overall & 45% from behind the three-point line
• The Lakers held a 41 to 32 rebound advantage
• The Trojans were 22 of 31 at the line & the Lakers went 15 of 20

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers dropped both games this season to the Trojans & are now 7-13 in the all-time series
• RU now sits in fifth place of the CCAC with a 10-7 record, trailing St. Xavier, who is 11-5, for fourth place
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel to Joliet, Ill. on Monday, February 7 to take on the University of St. Francis in a CCAC Conference match-up.  Tip-off is set for 7pm at the Sullivan Center on the campus of St. Francis.