PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Four Trolls finished in double figures, but a second-half rally would come up short as Trinity dropped a Saturday afternoon matchup with Indiana South Bend, 77-67 at DeVos Gymnasium.

Team Leaders

• Deylon Johnson led Trinity with 15 points off the bench, going 7-for-8 from the floor with four steals.

• Danny Staskunas and Brady Loerop each posted 13 points, on identical 5-for-10 shooting. Staskunas would go 3-for-8 from three-point range and three assists, while Loerop pulled down six rebounds and hit a pair of threes on the day.

• Dustin Hudak finished with ten points, three boards, and a pair of steals.

How it Happened

• A hard-fought opening stretch saw nine lead changes over the opening 11 minutes of the first half, with neither side building more than a two-point advantage. An 8-2 run over a 1:15 stretch saw the Titans take a 25-18 lead by the 7:29 mark.

• IU South Bend would go up by as much as 11 in the first half, but a 7-0 run for the Trolls would close the gap to 38-34 with 50 seconds left until halftime. The Titans would get two scores in the final minute and claim a 42-34 lead at the break.

• A three-pointer from Loerop at the 12:20 mark of the second half would get the Trolls to within five, 52-47. Trinity continued to hang around, with Staskunas' three making it a two-point game, 59-57 with 4:47 remaining.

• The Titans would pull away down the stretch, out-scoring Trinity 18-10 over the final four and a half minutes to secure the win.

Next Up

• The Trolls head to Saint Xavier on Wednesday night, January 31, for the second of two matchups with the Cougars this season. Tipoff from the south side of Chicago is set for 7:30 p.m.