Billy Selmon scored 14 points for Bates in a setback to Trinity in Lewiston on Jan. 17, 2014. (File photo by Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

LEWISTON, Maine – First-year Edward Ogundeko collected a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds to help propel Trinity College men's basketball past Bates College, 74-59, on Friday night in Alumni Gym before 674 fans.

The Bantams (10-6, 2-1 NESCAC) shot at a more efficient rate than the Bobcats (8-5, 1-1) both from the field (50 percent to 35 percent) and from behind the arc (43 percent to 19 percent).

Ogundeko (Brooklyn, N.Y.) shot 6-of-12 from the floor among four Bantams in double figures. Sophomore Shay Ajayi (Brooklyn, N.Y.) paced the team with 15 points while junior George Papaderas (Athens, Greece) scored 11, and sophomore Jaquann Starks (Hartford, Conn.) had 10.

For Bates, Graham Safford (Hampden, Maine) netted a game-high 17 points in the team's home conference opener. Junior Billy Selmon (Atlanta, Ga.) recorded 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, first-year Malcolm Delpeche (Wilmington, Del.) contributed 12 points, and sophomore Mike Boornazian (Portland, Conn.) added 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

The two teams played within two possessions of one another over the game's first 13 minutes until Ajayi connected on a 3-pointer to give the visitors a 23-16 lead with 6:21 to go in the half. Boornazian answered with a 3-pointer of his own, but Trinity used an 11-4 run to bring a 34-23 edge into the locker room.

Just less than four minutes into the second period, the Bobcats remained within 40-27 after a Boornazian jumper before the Bantams built a 51-29 advantage behind an 11-2 spurt. Trinity's lead ballooned to as large as 24 at 59-35 with 7:14 to play.

The Bobcats attempted to get back into the game behind a full-court press which caused the Bantams to turn the ball over eight times from the 6:29 mark until 1:32 remained on the clock. Bates outscored Trinity 24-10 over a six-minute stretch which included a dunk off a steal from Selmon to cut its deficit to 10 at 69-59 with 1:26 to play, but the visitors made five free throws, and the hosts did not score again over the duration.

Next, Bates hosts No. 6 Amherst tomorrow at 4 p.m. while Trinity plays at Tufts tomorrow, also at 4 p.m.