The Lindenwood men’s basketball team (1-1) earned its first win as a NCAA Division I program on Thursday night in an 85-58 victory over Hannibal-LaGrange (1-1) from Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
GAME OVERVIEW
The Lions started the game on fire from behind the arc, which began with a three-point bucket form Kevin Caldwell Jr. Lindenwood took an 18-4 lead at the 16:35 mark by making six shots from long range. The Trojans fought back to take a 31-29 lead, but the advantage was short lived.
Brandon Trimble knocked down a three-point shot to make it 34-33, as the Lions ended the half with a 41-33 lead. Lindenwood shot 53.3 percent from three in the first 20 minutes, and collected 13 points off the fast break with six points from forced turnovers.
Lindenwood continued to build on its lead to start the second half, as a three pointer from Trimble at the 15:11 mark made it a 53-35 ballgame. Hannibal-LaGrange made it an 11-point deficit with 7:34 to go, but Lindenwood picked up the pace and anchored down on defense.
The Lions kept the Trojans scoreless for nearly three minutes, while a dunk by David Ware extended the lead to 23 points with four minutes remaining. After a steal on the defensive end, Remy Lemovou took the ball down the length of the court and slammed home a dunk that set the gym in a frenzy. The Lions rolled to an 85-58 win in the first home action of the season. Lindenwood forced 18 turnovers upon the Trojans, while led to 26 points on the offensive end.
All players who appeared in the game registered points, while four players scored in double-digits. Caldwell Jr. led the Lions with 20 points, as he also dished out seven assists. Trimble knocked down three three-point shots to tally 16 points in the game. Trimble led all players with four steals, as he added one assist and one rebound. Ware registered the first double-double of the season, as he tallied 10 points, 10 rebounds, and handed out five assists. Chris Childs dropped 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc, and he added six rebounds.
QUOTABLE
“I’m happy for our guys to earn our first win,” said head coach Kyle Gerdeman. “We are just trying to get better every day with a bunch of new guys, and I thought we did that tonight.”
GAME LEADERS
Kevin Caldwell Jr. (20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 STL, 2 REB)
Brandon Trimble (16 PTS, 4 STL, 1 AST, 1 REB)
David Ware (10 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)
Chris Childs (14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST)
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will head to Columbia, Mo. on Sunday to take on the University of Missouri at 5:00 p.m.
