Bloomfield, Missouri - The Malden Green Wave and the Twin Rivers Royals squared off in Game #4 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 26th.

Donterrian Triplett jumped out with three buckets to ensure Malden's lead over Twin Rivers early in the fist quarter.  Dushawn Butler added a bucket and a trey to finish off the first period with a 17-12 lead.  

By half-time the Green Wave were ahead by nine points, but quickly went on the attack scoring 14 points holding Twin Rivers to just 8 in the third quarter.

Dushawn Butler finished with a game-high 20 points for Malden.  Brodderic Annesser tallied 14 points and Donterrian Triplett finished with 10 points.

The Royals had one player in double digits, Hayden Thomas recorded 13 points.

Final Score Malden 60, Twin Rivers 39

Malden         17   13  14  16  -  60

Twin Rivers  12     9    8  10  - 39

Malden (60) - Ontario Reed 8, Dushawn Butler 20, Tye Miller 2, Brodderic Annesser 14, Kelan Williams 2, Malcom McBride 4, Donterrian Triplett 10.  FG 28, FT 0/2 F 14. (3-pointers: Dushawn Butler 4, Fouled Out: None).

Twin Rivers (39) - Zach Hargraves 6, Hayden Thomas 13, Jamie Robards 6, Tanner Ledbetter 6, Aaron Mittelstadt 8.  FG 16, FT 6/14, F 6. (3-pointers: Hayden Thomas 1, Fouled Out: None).

Malden will play at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27th against East Prairie.

Twin Rivers will play Van Buren in Game #9 at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27th.