BEREA, Ohio – The Westminster College men's basketball team lost, 90-61, at non-conference foe Baldwin Wallace University Thursday night.
Junior
Lloyd Chatman (Columbus, OH / Reynoldsburg) led the Titan offense as he scored a team- and season-high 17 points (7 of 11), while tying a career-high with a team-high three three-pointers. Senior
Austin Armwood (Columbus, OH / Westerville North) added seven points, while junior
Blake Payne (Ashtabula, OH / Jefferson Area) and sophomore
Josh Hutcherson (Uniontown, OH / Uniontown Lake) each had six points. Junior
Dylan O'Hara (Girard, OH / Girard) led the Titans on the glass with seven rebounds. Hutcherson tied a career-high with five boards, while tying a game-high with two steals. Hutcherson and freshman
Aaron Iler (Leavittsburg, OH / LaBrae) each had a block. Armwood added two assists.
In the first half, Westminster (4-8) had an early 6-4 lead after O'Hara made a layup with 16:56 on the clock. Baldwin Wallace (6-4) went on a 15-2 run and led 19-8 at the 11:05 mark. The Titans got within three points of the Yellow Jackets' lead three times with the latest coming at the 4:34 mark (28-25). Baldwin Wallace ended the first frame with a 14-7 run and led 42-32 at halftime. Baldwin Wallace led in double-digits for the remainder of the contest.
The Yellow Jackets outshot the Titans 47.8% (33-69) to 37.7% (23-61) and held a 43-37 advantage in rebounds.
The Titans are back on the court Saturday, December 29 at Division II Ashland University with a 3 p.m. start time.