- CARMEL, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers led most of their game Wednesday night at Wabash Valley, looking to pick up a big road win to help boost the Blazers position in the Region 24 standings.
The Warriors were aided by a 16-3 scoring run to help push Wabash Valley ahead with five minutes to play as WVC came away with the 66-59 win over Vincennes.
Vincennes again got off to a slow start and quickly fell behind with a couple of early Wabash Valley baskets before the Trailblazers rallied back with a 13-0 run to jump out to a 10 point lead midway through the first half.
Wabash Valley would rally back with a 13-3 run of their own to even the score at 22-all before Vincennes closed out the first half with a 10-2 scoring run to take an eight point lead into the break.
The Trailblazers put a stamp on a hard fought first half when freshman Thow James Biel (Calgary, Alberta) raced down the floor to send home a dunk at the buzzer to give the Blazers a 32-24 at the half.
Freshman Darrius Davis (Pittsburgh, Pa.) helped kick start the Trailblazer offense in the first period, scoring 16 points in the opening period.
Vincennes looked to keep Wabash Valley at arm’s length throughout most of the second half, with the Blazers responding with a scoring run every time the Warriors started to get close.
The Wabash Valley crowd started to pick up and cheer on their home team late as the Warriors battled all the way back from down 10 in the second half to take a 54-53 lead with just over five minutes to play.
Vincennes would look to respond but could never regain the lead as the Warriors closed out the game with a 12-6 run to win 66-59 over the Blazers.
