ANGOLA, Ind. –
Jayden Bradshaw scored all 23 of his points in the second half and overtime and connected on all 13 free throws to lead the Trine University men's basketball to a 76-72 overtime win over Baldwin Wallace. Trine (3-0) outscored the Yellow Jackets (0-4) 10-6 in the extra period to secure the win.
Danny Flood and
Logan McKenzie each scored in double figures for Trine and
Drew Panning pulled in a dozen rebounds. The Thunder out rebounded BW 46-41 and turned the ball over nine times to the Jackets 15.
Trine scored the first five with McKenzie scoring or assisting all five. It was
Nate Tucker who had the magic touch on his passes, passing out six dimes. He found McKenzie to stop a BW midway through the first half, McKenzie returned the favor on the next trip down the floor. Tucker once again found McKenzie as he scored or assisted three consecutive Thunder buckets. Panning scored four of his six points in the final 2:19 of half one to give Trine a 27-23 lead at the break.
Danny Flood kick started the Thunder offense in the second half with a basket and an assist. The Thunder shared the ball well, assisting on 14 of 24 made field goals. Trine opened up the games with a 10-2 run over 3:19 of game time.
Elisha Jones made a triple and Tucker found Panning for a lay in. The defense did their part, forcing a turnover and three one shot possessions. BW answered back with a 10-3 run to trail 44-43.
Enter
Jayden Bradshaw, held off the scoreboard over the game's first 29:22, he would score the next 16 Thunder points. He did most of his damage from the free throw line. He opened with a pair from the stripe and then a put back lay in off a missed three pointer. He scored the next four from the charity stripe. He then collected the rebound off an
Elisha Jones block and took it coast to coast for a lay in. His next two shots came from beyond the arc, the first found the bottom of the net and the second missed, but not without some help from a Jacket defender. Bradshaw knocked in all three shots to complete his takeover.
Bradshaw erased a pair of Yellow Jacket leads in the final 1:10 to force overtime. He continued his tear with yet another trip to the foul line and two more makes.
Danny Flood made a falling lay up to regain the lead for good for Trine with 2:51 to play. Trine led 73-71 with 30 seconds left. From there, it was
Cade Brenner's turn. The sophomore played hero in Trine's dramatic win over Ohio Northern last week with a last second steal to preserve the win. Tonight, he blocked a go-ahead three and collected the rebound. He split his free throws, but more than made up for it with a defensive rebound on a missed BW free throw and sunk both shots from the line to give Trine the 76-72 win.
The Thunder travel to Washington and Jefferson University next Friday and Saturday to play in the Great Lakes Invitational. Trine plays #15 Mary Washington on Friday and Marietta on Saturday.