Box Score Sophomore forward A.J. Pulliam scored 24 points to lead Trinity University to a 74-54 victory over Colorado College on Saturday night at Sams Gymnasium.

The teams were even at 27-27 after CC freshman guard Eric Houska knocked down a jump shot with 5:25 remaining in the first half, but Pulliam scored seven points as the hosts closed out the half on a 15-6 run to build a 42-33 lead after 20 minutes.

Colorado College fought back and closed to within four points when freshman forward Andrew Maddock sank a pair of free throws 6:36 into the second half. However, that proved to be as close as the visiting Tigers would get.

Back-to-back three-pointers from freshman guard Brian Blum and senior guard Craig Saltarelli ignited a 10-2 run that gave TU a 60-48 lead with 8:38 remaining and Colorado College was unable to recover.

Junior guard Justin Berardino scored 13 points for CC, which slipped to 9-10 overall and 3-5 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Senior forward Russell Clark finished with nine points for Colorado College, while junior swing man Luke Winfield added eight.

The visiting Tigers shot just 31 percent from the floor in the second half, making five of 16 field-goal attempts and one of eight from behind the arc.

Trinity went 17-for-26 from the floor during the first half and finished the game at 54 percent. The hosts also made 11 of 24 shots from three-point range.

Senior guard Matt Selling and Blum scored 13 points apiece for TU, which improved to 2-16 overall and 1-6 in the conference.

The teams square off again next Saturday in Colorado Springs.

Colorado College returns to action on Friday night against Schreiner University at Reid Gymnasium.