PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Garrett Greene led Trinity with 29 points, but a slow start from the Trolls resulted in an 87-77 loss to St. Francis, inside DeVos Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

Team Leaders

• Greene went 9-for-16 from the floor, 4-for-5 from three-point range, and 7-of-8 from the free throw stripe to finish with a game-high 29 points.

• Brady Loerop tallied 17 points and a team-high six rebounds, along with three assists while shooting 6-for-7 from the free throw line.

• Deylon Johnson came off the bench to contribute 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting with three assists.

How it Happened

• A jumper from Johnny Dieck was the Trolls' lone field goal for the first six and a half minutes of play, until Dieck ended the drought with another bucket at the 13:38 mark of the first half, allowing the visiting Saints to take an early 14-4 lead.

• Trinity would use a 10-4 run to close the gap, as a Loerop free throw with 11:07 left in the first half cut the deficit to 18-12. A pair of scores from Greene near the five-minute mark brought the Trolls to within five, 30-25 but St. Francis would outscore Trinity 14-7 over the final minutes before the halftime break to take a 44-32 halftime lead.

• St. Francis would lead by double digits throughout most of the second half, until Danny Staskunas hit a three with 4:06 to play to make it a nine-point game, 74-65. A quick 6-0 run for the Trolls closed the deficit further after Greene's three-pointer at the 1:45 mark, 78-71, but the Saints would hold on for the win down the stretch.

Next Up

• The Trolls welcome Indiana South Bend to DeVos tomorrow afternoon, with tipoff set for 3:00 p.m.