MONTGOMERY, Ala. ----- Trevecca Nazarene hit 10-of-16 3-pointers in the second half and erased a halftime deficit, as it upended the Auburn Montgomery men's basketball team 85-78 Wednesday evening at the AUM Gymnasium.

NOTES
• The Warhawks fell to 5-17 on the season.
• The Trojans improved to 7-15 overall.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Romoane Eager finished with 21 points and seven rebounds in the contest.
• Desmond DeRamus provided a strong stat line of 18 points, eight assists, six rebounds, four steals and a block.
• Jarett Croff posted his second straight double-double, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while adding four blocks, two steals and two assists.
• Darrion Taylor contributed 12 points and four rebounds.
• Devin Whitfield led four TNU players in double figures with a game-high 22 points.
• Donovan Donaldson (21), Jacob Williams (21) and Percy Blade (11) also scored in double figures for the Trojans.
• Cameron Paulding recorded a game-best 13 rebounds, including seven offensive.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Trojans jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the opening 2:09, but the Warhawks rallied and took a 10-9 advantage with 14:57 left in the half following a jumper by Taylor.
• AUM upped its advantage to a game-high six points, 21-15, with 9:16 remaining following a trey by Eager.
• The Warhawks held a five-point advantage, 34-29, following a dunk by DeRamus with 2:49 remaining, but the Trojans responded with six straight points and took a 35-34 lead with 1:25 left. However, AUM secured a 38-37 halftime lead.
• The Trojans opened the second half with a 3-point barrage, hitting treys on three consecutive possessions to key a 13-3 run to start the period. TNU hit seven of its first nine 3-pointers in the second half.
• Trevecca Nazarene took a game-high 11-point lead, 64-53, following a trey by Sebastian Petty with 12:13 remaining.
• The Warhawks chipped away at the deficit and cut the margin to two points, 66-64, following a three-point play DeRamus with 8:38 remaining.
• AUM closed to within one, 67-66, less than a minute later on a dunk by Eager, but the Trojans answered with five straight to up the advantage to six points, 72-66, with 7:02 left in the contest.
• The Warhawks countered with an 8-0 run, capped by a pair of Taylor 3-pointers and took a 74-72 lead with 5:50 to play.
• The Trojans took control of the game with a 10-0 run after surrendering the lead over the next 2:24 and led 82-74 with just 3:26 left to play.
• AUM trimmed the deficit to as few as four points, 82-78, on a Kameron Hornbuckle layup with 3:01 remaining, before falling by the final seven-point margin.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks finished 30-of-71 from the field, good a 42.3 percent. AUM struggled from distance, hitting just 4-of-24, but made 14-of-19 free throws.
• The Trojans shot 40.9 percent from the floor, but upped the percentage to 48.3 percent (14-of-29) from behind the arc. TNU also converted 17-of-25 free throw attempts.
• The Warhawks forced 17 turnovers, which led to 22 points. AUM committed just 13 miscues, which led to 10 points for the Trojans.
• Trevecca Nazarene finished with a 48-39 advantage on the glass, including an 18-14 edge on the offensive end. AUM actually outscored the Trojans 14-13 in second-chance points.
• The Warhawks controlled the paint, outscoring Trevecca 46-22.
• The starting lineups for each team combined to score 149-of-163 points in the game. The Trojans' bench scored only eight points, while the Warhawks' bench scored just six.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action on Tuesday, February 7, when they travel to Tuskegee University for a 7:30 p.m. contest.