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NEW CARLISLE -ÊThe Triton Trojans boys basketball team improved to 3-2 in the Northern State Conference and 8-6 overall after defeating New Prairie 62-45 Friday.
Triton held a 39-32 lead going into the fourth stanza, but the Trojans outscored the Cougars 23-13 in the fourth to earn the 17-point win.
"I thought we had a lot of positive contributions from the bench," said Triton coach Joe Bennett. "Stages in the game where we needed help from the bench, the players came through."
Brandon Zeider led the Triton squad with 21 points, while Brian Klingerman grabbed eight rebounds and Joey Potter pulled down seven boards.
"Zeider had an outstanding offensive game," said Bennett.
Triton will host Argos Friday.
New Prairie fell to 5-7 overall and 2-3 in the NSC.
Triton 62, New Prairie 45
Triton -ÊUnterbrink 1 5-8 7, Bell 2 0-0 4, Blackford 0 2-2 2, Burnett 0 0-0 0, Salyer 3 0-0 7, Potter 2 0-0 4, Zeider 7 5-6 21, Sauer 0 1-2 1, Klingerman 4 0-0 8, Read 3 0-2 6, Moore 1 0-0 2. Totals - 23 13-18 62.
New Prairie - Brinkman 1 0-0 3, Mora 0 0-2 0, Gillpin 5 5-6 16, Spurling 0 0-0 0, Szcyzplarski 1 0-0 2, Strafling 4 3-4 11, Halms 0 0-0 0, Dermody 0 2-2 2, Hansell 1 0-0 3, Schwelzer 0 0-0 0, Rhine 3 1-2 7, Lance 0 1-2 1. Totals -Ê15 12-18 45.
Three-point goals - Triton 3 (Zeider 2, Salyer), New Prairie 3 (Brinkman, Hansell, Gilpin). Total fouls -ÊTriton 17, New Prairie 16. Fouled out -ÊNone. Rebounds - Triton 28 (Klingerman 8, Potter 7, Zeider 3), New Prairie 20. Assists - Triton 12 (Blackford 3, Salyer 3), New Prairie 7. Steals - Triton 7 (Blackford 3), New Prairie 5. Turnovers -ÊTriton 8, New Prairie 10.
JV Score - Triton 53, New Prairie 38
