The Lindenwood men's basketball team (4-5) earned a dominating win over East-West University by a final of 103-56 on Wednesday night from Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
 
GAME OVERVIEW
The Lions wasted no time firing the long-range shots, as Brandon Trimble knocked down a three pointer on the first Lindenwood possession.  The Lions built a 12-7 lead in the first five minutes, but the Phantoms stuck around through the first half of the opening frame.  Lindenwood started to hammer points in the paint, and a three-point bucket by Keenon Cole put the Lions in front 29-19 at the 7:34 mark.  Cam Burrell ended the half with a layup and the foul, making it a 46-32 lead at the half.
 
Cole led the team with 15 points, as he was 3-of-4 from behind the arc in the opening 20 minutes of play.  Burrell was right behind him with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field.  Chris Childs had just four points at the midway point, but he dished out nine assists and pulled down eight rebounds.
 
The Lions were rolling to start the second half, as the 14-point lead quickly became 23 points in the first two minutes.  At the 14:28 mark, Jacob Tracey made a layup in the pain to put the Lions ahead by a score of 64-34.  Lindenwood saw a short stretch of free-throw opportunities, which slightly slowed the pace on offense.  However, Trimble reignited the fire with a three-point bucket at the 9:34 mark to make it an 80-44 lead.
 
With less than 10 minutes to go in the game, Childs knocked down a jumper in the paint for his 11th point, notching his triple-double performance.  In the final 1:30 of game clock, Remy Lemovou scored the last four points for the Lions, as he finished his night with nine points and seven boards.
 
Lindenwood saw six players score in double figures, including Cole who led the team with 20 points of 6-of-9 shooting from the field.  Burrell ended his night with 19 points, as he made all three field goal attempts in the second half.  Trimble efficiently notched 16 points, after shooting 6-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc.  David Ware collected a quiet double-double, as he posted 10 points with 11 rebounds.
 
QUOTABLE
"We talk a lot about just playing every possession, and I thought we did a good job of that tonight," said head coach Kyle Gerdeman.  "I thought we really stayed engaged defensively, and on the offensive end, I loved our ball movement and unselfishness.  I'm proud of the focused effort we got tonight."
 
GAME LEADERS
Chris Childs (11 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 2 STL)
David Ware (10 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK)
Keenon Cole (20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK)
Cam Burrell (19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will head to Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday to take on Kansas City at 7:00 p.m.