The Presentation College Saints used their long-range shooting to build a lead, then turned to their inside game to preserve it Tuesday night at the Strode Center.
PC nailed 11 three-point field goals in the opening half to build a 21-point lead and pounded the paint in the second half to secure a 96-75 non-conference men's basketball win over Trinity Bible College.
The visiting Lions bolted out a 28-21 lead and Presentation coach Trevor Flemmer had seen enough. Following a time out, the Saints started nailing long-range shots from all over the floor and soon turned a seven-point deficit into an 11-point lead.
"I don’t think we were very ready to play right out of the gate, so I called that time out right before we went on that run," Flemmer said. "I got into our guys and said, 'Hey, this has got to change.' It obviously lit a fire under their butt a little bit and got them rolling."
Once the Saints were rolling, they showed no signs of slowing down, adding a 16-2 surge t
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