ANGOLA, Ind. - The Calvin men's basketball team dropped an 80-67 decision at Trine University Saturday afternoon.  The Knights dropp to 8-11 overall and to 3-5 in MIAA play.

In the first half, the lead changed hands 14 times with the final change coming with 16 seconds left as Trine senior Jared Holmquist hit a fadeaway jumper to put Trine up 33-31.

Calvin tied the game at 39 on a three-pointer by sophomore Michael Wilks (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) early in the second half. A free throw by senior Jordan Daley (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) later pulled the Knights within four at 50-46 with 9:26 remaining.  

Trine then went on a 15-4 run over the next four minutes to build a 65-60 advantage and never looked back in pulling away for the win.

Wilks led Calvin in scoring with 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 shooting from the free throw line.

Junior Cam Denney (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell HS) had 13 points while freshman Carlos Amoros (Wyoming/Wyoming HS) had nine points and Daley eight points.

Will Dixon poured in a game-high 29 points for Trine while Holmquist 23 points and eight boards.

Calvin held a 33-31 rebounding advantage but shot just 35.5 percent from the floor in the second half while Trine shot 57.7 percent over the final 20 minutes of play. Calvin was 15-of-20 from the free throw line while Trine was 25-of-28.

Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it hosts Albion at 7:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.