OMAHA, Neb. — Bryan Trimble Jr. couldn’t have scripted it any better, playing his best game of the season just a three-hour drive from his hometown of Kansas City.
With starting guard Justin Simon sidelined with a migraine for all but seven minutes, the sophomore was called upon for a season-high 33 minutes, and he delivered 11 big points in the Johnnies’ skid-snapping 83-67 win at Creighton.
“I’m so happy for him,” St. John’s coach Chris Mullin said. “I’ve been wanting him to get more minutes. I’ve been wanting him to drive the ball more and show off his new fitness that he’s found. Tonight he got his opportunity and he came through.”
Trimble had entered the game coming off three straight scoreless appearances. He played just six minutes in Sunday’s loss at Georgetown. Frequently, he has been the subject of criticism on social media from Red Storm fans.
“I came too far in my life to worry about what everybody is posting on Twitter,” he said. “I look at that, I laugh. I know what I’m capable of, my coach knows what I’m capable of.
“I make shots, you feel me?”
He certainly did on Wednesday. Trimble also played well defensively, helping limit Creighton to 9-of-34 from 3-point range, and grabbed four rebounds along with two assists. He also may have showed the coaching staff it can utilize the bench more, too.
“It’s definitely a confidence-booster,” he said.
After the loss to Georgetown, Trimble posted emojis of an airplane and house. Some fans took that as he was leaving the team to go home.
“I was flying here to play in front of my family,” he said with a smile.
It was a trip he will cherish
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