MORRIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Morris men's basketball team (7-11, 4-5 UMAC) closed out its non-conference slate with a 111-56 victory over Trinity Bible College (2-14) Tuesday night at the Cougar Sports Center.

"I was really proud of our ball movement, offensive rebounding, and our man to man defense," head coach Paul Grove said. "It was nice to get everyone involved in tonight's game. This is a great way to go into the last half of our conference schedule."

For the Minnesota Morris offense, five Cougars scored in double-figures, which included a 20-point outing from senior Noah Grove. On the night, Grove went 8-of-13 from the field, including 2-of-3 from distance.

After being tied at 18 with 11:12 to go in the first half, Morris used a 17-4 run to take a 35-22 lead with 7:02 left. Minnesota Morris went on another run once again as it extended its lead to 56-28 with a 21-6 run to end the first half. The Cougars went 21-of-30 from the field in the first stanza, which included 7-of-14 from 3-point range.

The second half was more of the same, as Morris outscored Trinity Bible College, 55-28. After scoring 15 points from the bench in the first half, the Cougars saw their bench contribute 33 points in the second half.

Morris returns to conference action on Saturday, Jan. 26, against St. Scholastica. Game time is set for 3 p.m. inside the Cougar Sports Center.