PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – In his final game as a Troll, senior Dustin Hudak led Trinity Men's Basketball with 26 points on Saturday afternoon, but a late rally would come up short at St. Ambrose would take the win 89-72 inside DeVos Gymnasium
Team Leaders
• Hudak posted 26 points for his second 20-point performance of the week, going 10-for-18 from the floor with seven rebounds and three steals.
• Garrett Greene pitched in with 13 points and five rebounds.
• Quinton Hunter came off the bench to score 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
How it Happened
• The Trolls got off to a slow start as St. Ambrose took an 18-6 lead over the first five minutes of play. Trinity would close the gap to seven by the 11:36 mark of the first half, when a steal from Johnny Dieck led to a Greene layup that made it a 25-18 score.
• The Bees would respond with a 10-3 run to extend the lead, and would head into the halftime break in control, 49-31.
• Hudak would post 20 points in the second half alone, as Trinity narrowly out-scored St. Ambrose after the break. A layup from Chris Henthorn with 2:05 to play would cut the lead to ten, 80-70 but Trinity were unable to get another field goal the rest of the way as St. Ambrose closed out the win.