DAYTON, Tenn. (January 20, 2022) - The Truett McConnell University men's basketball team traveled to compete against Appalachian Athletic Conference opponent, Bryan College, where the Bears extended their win streak to three after securing a 69-64 victory over the Lions. TMU improved to a record of 11-8, 7-7 AAC, while Bryan fell to a record of 13-6, 10-5 AAC.

PLAY-BY-PLAY

The Bears hit the court rolling with a shot in the paint by Brent Kelly, followed by an Enocka Franky layup (4-2). It was only up from there as TMU reached a double digit lead after a Kafunba Toure shot in the paint (18-7), and reached their largest lead of the half off a shot from Franky (38-19). The Lions worked to decrease the gap, but the Bears did not give in as they stayed up 44-25 at the half. 

TMU maintained a large lead for the entire second half, never dropping below a 10 point advantage, until the Lions fought back with three minutes remaining (65-57). With the Bears only up by one, a jump shot by KJ Riley, followed by a single Toure free throw and two Riley free throws proved to secure the win for TMU, with a final score of 69-65.

LEADERS

Kelly led the way with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven impressive assists, while Franky had 13 points and eight rebounds. Riley had 12 points, CJ Brown had nine points, Toure had eight points, Raul Arias-Ortega had six points with two assists and EJ Smith had five points with three assists. 

UP NEXT

The Bears stay on the road as they travel on Saturday, January 22, where they will face Milligan University at 4:00 p.m.