BLUEFIELD, Va. (Nov. 30, 2020) – In the fourth game of the season, the Truett McConnell University men's basketball team fell Monday evening to Appalachian Athletic Conference foe Bluefield College on the road with a final score of 81-64. The Bears are now sitting at a record of 2-2, 0-2 AAC, while the Rams rose to 2-4, 2-2 AAC.
 
Three Bears were featured shooting double figures on the day; sophomores Marlon Allen (17), Darius Tisby (14) and junior Enocka Franky (11).
 
PLAY BY PLAY
The Rams put pressure on from the start with an eight-point lead (0-8), but a shot from Allen in the paint followed by two free throws put the Bears on the board (3-10). Senior Xavier Latore scored off a shot in the paint as well after an offensive board, decreasing the gap to only six points (6-12) but the Rams kept the momentum earning a 15-point lead at the half (26-41).
 
The second half saw the Bears hot off the tracks with a shot in the paint from Franky in the first 30 seconds, followed by a shot from Tisby only 15 seconds after (30-41). TMU added pressure of their own, only two points shy of breaking even with the Rams in the second half (38-40), but due to Bluefield's early lead, the game was ultimately won by the home team with a final score of 64-81.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Allen led with 17 points, while also going eight for eight at the free throw line and recorded six rebounds. Tisby individually had 14 points, along with eight rebounds and two steals, followed by Franky who had 11 points, six rebounds and one block. Latore totaled six rebounds and six points on the day.
 
UP NEXT
The Bears are back at home inside the Benjamin F. Brady Arena Wednesday, Dec. 2, in an AAC battle against Columbia International University. Tipoff at 7:00 p.m.