QUINCY, Mass. – Five Bantams reached double-digits in scoring on Tuesday evening for the Trinity College men's basketball team in an 83-54 win over Eastern Nazarene College. Trinity improves to 10-5 and faces Middlebury on the road this Friday at 7 p.m. while the Lions drop to 7-8 overall and are next up against New England College on Thursday.
In the first half, a steal and a bucket in transition from first-year
Kualim Johnson gave the Bantams an eight point lead before going on a 12-point run that was capped off with a follow-up tip-in in the paint from
Dana Smith. First-year forward
Ben Callahan-Gold sunk four 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes of play to help Trinity to a 24-point lead heading into the break.
The Bantams continued to dominate in the second half, extending the lead to as many as 39 points, following a deep-ball from sophomore
Gilbert Otoo. Callahan-Gold led the Blue and Gold with 17 points and five 3-pointers while Otoo (14), Johnson (11), Smith (10) and senior captain
Darius Lue (10) each contributed to a bulk of the offense that shot 46.4% from the field. Johnson also registered a career-high four steals to lead the Bantams on defense while first-year
Will Dorion chipped in with eight assists.