NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A strong second half led the Ohio Dominican men's basketball team to a 70-54 win over Trevecca Nazarene in Great Midwest Athletic Conference action Saturday evening in the Trojan Fieldhouse.

The Panthers outscored Trevecca 40-24 in the second half as they shot 44% from the floor in the half (14-for-32) while holding the Trojans to 34.5% (10-for-29).

ODU opened the half on a 24-8 run to capture a 16-point edge out of the half after being tied 30-30 sparked by nine points from Hickey and seven from Scott during the stretch.

The Panthers grabbed their largest lead of the game at 65-48 with 1:08 to go on a Matt King (Mason, Ohio) layup and ODU going 5-of-6 at the line down the stretch closed the contest.

Sam Hickey (Toledo, Ohio) led the way for the Panthers with 27 points on 8-for-17 shooting including 6-for-10 from three and 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Hickey also grabbed six rebounds while Michael Scott (Hebron, Ky.) had 13 points with five rebounds and three assists.

The Panthers and Trojans each struggled in the first half with ODU shooting just 27% (9-for-33) and 20% (3-for 15 from behind the arc. A perfect 9-for-9 at the line kept the Panthers in the contest as Trevecca shot 42% (10-for-24) from the floor in that first half.

The Panthers outrebound Trevecca 45-to-32 in the contest with freshman Alek West (Sylvania, Ohio) leading the way with 13.  ODU was 16-of-17 at the line after shooting just 35% from the floor (23-for-65).

With the win, ODU is now 4-6 overall and 1-1 in the G-MAC while Trevecca falls to 1-8 overall and 1-1 in the conference. 

The Panthers will have the mid-week off before playing host to Malone and Walsh Saturday, December 14 and Monday, December 16 inside Alumni Hall.