Things got a little too close for comfort late, but the Triton College men's basketball team pushed their winning streak to 14 games in a row after a 94-86 win at Region 4 Division I rival Highland Community College Feb. 8 in Freeport.
The Trojans (19-3) swept the season series from the Cougars as Triton won the first meeting 90-60 Jan. 23 in River Grove.
The formula to Triton's recent success has been dominate second half performances. The game at Highland was no different as the Trojans put up a whopping 52 points on the board. Triton appeared to had break open a relatively close game with an 18-6 run to go up 87-69 with 2:30 remaining after a bucket by
Kaiden Space.
However, the Trojans held off a furious Cougars rally to pull within six points on a couple of occasions in the closing seconds.
Triton's top scorer
Dayjaun Anderson led the way with 25 points, including 6-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc.
Vijay Wallace finished with 19 points and six rebounds.
Makeer Makeer was in double-figures with 13 points.
Tolu Samuels added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The Trojans win streak has also propelled them up the national rankings. Triton is now
ranked No. 6 in the latest NJCAA Division I poll released Feb. 10. The new poll sets up one of the best match-ups of the regular season as Triton will host No. 2 nationally ranked Indian Hills Community College (IA) on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Jordnt Athletic Complex gymnasium. If you are unable to attend in-person, can watch online the Triton home call with Hall of Famer Tim McKinney at
fan.hudl.com/tritontrojans
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