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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The No. 14 Railsplitters passed their first road test of the 2012-13 season with flying colors Tuesday night, coming away with a commanding 73-52 victoryt at Trevecca Nazarene.

Lincoln Memorial moves to 3-0 on the season with the win, with all three victories coming by a margin of greater than 20 points. With the loss, TNU falls to 1-4 on the season.

The Railsplitters faced an early 2-0 deficit after a pair of free throws from JP Nyadaro at the 19:17 mark of the first half, but LMU quickly responded with a three-point play from Cam Carden and never looked back. They would not trail for the remainder of the contest, extending that advantage to 19-6 with a trey from Wally Jones with 13:14 left in the first frame.

The Railsplitters closed the half with 7-0 rally, capped with a pair of free throws from Dustin Craig to head into the break with a 39-19 lead.

LMU fired at a 53.8-percent rate from the floor in the first half and held the Trojans to a 25-percent shooting. For the game, the Railsplitters finished at 50-percent shooting from the field while TNU was limited to only 39.1.

The ‘Splitters would extend their lead to as many as 23 points in the second half and never let get closer than 12 en route to a dominating 73-52 victory.

For the second-consecutive contest four different players finished in double-figures for the Railsplitters, headlined by Jake Troyli’s 19-point effort.

Dustin Craig notched the first double-double of the season for Lincoln Memorial with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Craig was a perfect 6-6 from the field along with a 4-7 mark from the charity stripe. Wally Jones narrowly missed joining Craig with a double-double, as he recorded 17 points and eight rebounds.

Cam Carden poured in 12 points paired with a game-leading five assists. C.J. Wakeley tallied six points and Lorenza Ross got in on the act with three points to cap the scoring for LMU.

As a unit, the Railsplitters corralled 36 rebounds to only 21 for the Trojans.

Maliek Daniels paced the Trojans with a game-high 20 points to go along with a team-leading seven rebounds. J.P. Nyadaro was the only other scorer to notch double-figure scoring with 10 points in the affair.

The Railsplitters dominated the battle inside the paint 34-20, and second-chance points 11-3.

Lincoln Memorial returns to Tex Turner Arena for their next contest as they are set to host Hiwassee College for a nonconference match up on Saturday. That game is slated to tip at 4 p.m.

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LINCOLN MEMORIAL 73, TREVECCA NAZARENE 52

LINCOLN MEMORIAL (3-0)

Jake Troyli 8-13 0-0 19, Wally Jones 6-13 2-3 17, Dustin Craig 6-6 4-7 16, Cam Carden 3-11 5-6 12, CJ Wakeley 3-4 0-0 6, Lorenza Ross 1-6 0-0 3, Keenan Peterson 0-0 0-1 0, Vincent Bailey 0-1 0-0 0, Curtis McMillion 0-0 0-0 0, Tim Pierce 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 11-17 73.

TREVECCA NAZARENE (1-4)

Maliek Daniels 8-13 3-3 20, JP Nyadaro 2-7 6-6 10, Marquise Rudolph 3-11 0-0 8, Peyton Henry 2-4 0-0 5, Nick Drake 2-3 0-0 4, Christopher Elliott 1-3 1-2 3, Jordan Bedwell 0-1 2-2 2, Milos Macura 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Ward 0-3 0-0 0, Eric Orr 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-46 12-13 52.

Lincoln Memorial……….39 34 — 73

Trevecca Nazarene……. 19 33 — 52

3-point goals—Lincoln Memorial 8-20 (WJones 3-7, Troyli 3-4, Carden 1-7, Ross 1-2); Trevecca Nazarene 4-11 (Rudolph 2-4, Henry 1-2, Daniels 1-3, Elliott 0-1, Ward 0-1). Fouled out—Lincoln Memorial-None; Trevecca Nazarene-None. Rebounds—Lincoln Memorial 36 (Craig 12); Trevecca Nazarene 21 (Daniels 7). Assists—Lincoln Memorial 16 (Carden 5), Trevecca Nazarene 8 (Rudolph 4). Total fouls—Lincoln Memorial 13, Trevecca Nazarene 16. Technical fouls—Lincoln Memorial-None, Trevecca Nazarene-None. A-442