RICHMOND, Ind. – The Tri boys basketball team fell 62-59 on Tuesday at Seton.
The Cardinals led 34-27 at halftime, but really gained control starting in the third period.
“The second half was great,” Seton Head Coach Josh Jurgens said. “I thought we really turned up the intensity.”
For Titans coach Cary Ellis there were two factors.
“We didn’t shot the ball very well down low,” Ellis said. “We had plenty of open looks the whole ball game. We just didn’t hit shots.”
“We’ve got to play better defense too,” Ellis continued. “We let (Zach) Rogers down the middle.”
Rogers and Billie Webster III led the Cardinals with 20 points each.
Masen Phelps led the Titans with 12 points. David O’Neill added 10 points and Alex Melton had eight. Carson Cox grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
The Titans (6-13) entertain Tri-Eastern Conference foe Centerville on Friday.
Box Score
TRI (6-13) – Alex Melton 3 2-4 8, Carson Cox 3 0-0 6, David O’Neill 3 2-2 10, Austin Stroud 3 0-0 6, Masen Phelps 5 1-2 12, Nick Wilson 2 0-0 4, Elijah Davis 0 0-0 0, Eric Bilby 0 0-0 0, Gage Rowe 0 0-0 0, Seth Butler 0 0-0 0, Kyler Burchett 1 0-0 3, Bradyn Ellis 0 0-0 0, Zach Smith 0 0-0 0. Team – 20 45 8 49.
SETON (12-10) – Billie Webster III 6 6-9 20, Nick Berger 0 0-0 0, Jake Leverton 0 0-0 0, Carlitos Harlan 4 0-0 8, Nick Mathews 0 0-0 0, Sam Brenneke 3 0-0 7, Zach Rogers 7 5-5 20, Adam Deitsch 1 0-0 2, Trent Reichley 2 0-0 5, Jacob Royer 0 0-0 0, Jaden Swiderick 0 0-0 0, Jacob Berger 0 0-0 0, Vincent Falcone 0 0-0 0. Team – 23 11-14 62.
Tri 12 27 36 49
Seton 11 34 44 62
3-pointers – Tri 4 (O’Neill 2, Phelps, Burchett), Seton 5 (Webster 2, Brenneke, Rogers, Reichley). Rebounds – Tri 36 (Cox 11), Seton 30 (Rogers 9, Harlan 8). Turnovers – Tri 18, Seton 11. Fouls – Tri 12, Seton 13. Fouled out – None. JV score – Seton 59, Tri 56.