UPLAND, Ind. – The uphill battle against No. 1 Grace proved too much for Taylor, falling 83-63 inside Odle Arena on Wednesday night.
Taylor hit the first bucket of the game for a 2-0 lead before Grace (23-0, 13-0 CL) went on an 18-0 run, holding the Trojans scoreless for almost six minutes.
TU slowly cut into the lead with terrific minutes from Wes Hunt off the bench, who notched eight points in the first half along with four rebounds.
Jackson Lewis hit a jumper for a pair of his nine points and then dished out one of his team-leading three assists to Izaiah Day for a triple to close the half. Those two baskets allowed TU to go into the locker room with a single-digit deficit at 40-32.
The Trojans kept it within single digits for the first four minutes after halftime until a 20-4 run by the undefeated and No. 1 Grace Lancers put the game out of reach.
Hunt continued his terrific game in the second half and matched his career-high with 15 points. The sophomore two-sport standout also tallied three rebounds, two steals, and one assist in an all-around impressive performance.
Gavin Yoon and Ben Michel both knocked in a pair of buckets for the Trojans late in the game as TU finished the contest on an 11-4 run.
Taylor (9-14, 4-9 CL) goes on the road hoping to complete the season sweep of Spring Arbor (11-12, 4-9 CL) on Saturday, February 10, with tip-off scheduled for 3:00 pm.
