Triton Men’s Basketball Wins In Convincing Fashion Over Bay
Morgan Taylor of Triton looks for an opening in the Bay College defense during Saturday’s college hoops contest at Triton’s campus in River Grove. (Patrick Jasionowski/Special to the Journal)
Triton men’s basketball has a lot of new faces this year, but the dominating play is the same as it has been the last few years in River Grove.
Triton won 88-50 Friday, Jan. 22 over visiting Bay College (Escanaba, MI) to start the season on the right foot.
Kejuan Clements (15 points, 4-of-5 from 3, 7 rebounds, 4 assists) led Triton along with Ray Grant (14 pts., 9 rebounds), Teonta McKeithen (13 pts.), Morgan Taylor (10 pts., 7 assists, 4 rebounds) and Diang Gatluak (9 pts., 4 rebounds).
Triton started the game on a 15-0 run and never looked back.
The Trojans became even more dominant the second time around. They put a stamp on their win Saturday, topping Bay College 98-55 to improve to 2-0 this season.
Triton was led by Clements (18 points, 5 assists) again. The Trojans also received double-digit scoring from McKeithen (15 pts., 3 assists), Tre Wainwright (15 pts.), Grant (14 pts., 7 steals), DJ Patrick (13 pts., 6 assists, 5 rebounds) and DeAngelo Elisee (10 pts., 6 rebounds) in the win.
In the win Saturday, Triton forced 28 turnovers.
The women’s team at Triton improved to 1-1 on the young year with a 77-53 win over Bay to kickstart Saturday’s doubleheader with the men’s team. The Trojans dropped the season opener 64-50 to Lincoln Trail College.
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