Four Hawks in double figures in win over Trinity International

COSTA MESA – Four different Hawk players were in double figures as the SDC men’s basketball team defeated Trinity International 87-79 in game two of the Thanksgiving Classic hosted by Vanguard. Trevor English, Dalante Dunklin, and Michael Lambert all tied with a game-high 17 points.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: San Diego Christian 87 | Trinity International 79

Records: Hawks 4-1| Trojans 7-3

INSIDE THE GAME:

• Both teams held early leads in the first half as a Dunklin layup with 15:52 remaining gave the Hawks an 8-7 lead. SDC would lead for the rest of the game.

• Hawks went on a 20-8 run to give them their biggest lead of the game, 18, as Antonio Austin‘s layup gave SDC a 38-20 advantage.

• Dunklin led the charge with 10 first half points, including 6-of-8 from the free throw line as the Hawks led 43-35 at the break.

• SDC came out strong in the second half with a 10-2 run to get the lead back into double digits, 53-37.

• But the Trojans didn’t give up going on a 15-3 run bringing the deficit back down to four, 56-52 in favor of the Hawks.

• A 3-pointer by TIU’s Grant Corsi brought SDC’s lead to its lowest of the half at two with 11:13 left in the game.

• The Hawks was a perfect 4-for-4 down the stretch in free throws to seal the win.

• SDC shot 49.2 percent from the floor, including 21-of-27 from the charity stripe.

• The Trojans shot 43 percent from the floor.

• SDC outrebounded TIU 41-33 and forced 17 Trojan turnovers.

• Antonio Austin was also in double figures with 10 points and five assists.

STAT OF THE GAME:

• The Hawks held their lead for the last 35:52 in the game.

OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE:  

• The 4-1 record is the best start to a season since the 2006-07 season.

UP NEXT: 

• SDC will travel to Claremont to take on Claremont-Mudd on Dec. 2 with tipoff at 7 p.m.