Jake Meeske drew the early spotlight and his backcourt mate hit some big shots late as the Bees moved to 4-0 in the CCAC with an 82-73 win over Trinity International Saturday afternoon.

Meeske became just the 49th player in program history to score 1,000 career points when he hit the milestone in the game's opening minutes. Then down the stretch, Dylan Kaczmarek knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers as part of his career-high 15-point afternoon to seal the win.

Meeske's milestone basket came as part of a hot start for the Bees. With St. Ambrose already leading 7-0, the senior guard drove inside and scored to give him 1,001 career points. Kaczmarek followed with a jumper to give SAU a fast 13-0 lead.

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The margin was 13 inside the final three minutes of the half before Trinity International (2-5, 1-3 CCAC) closed the half on a 9-2 run to get within 40-34 at the break.

The Bees maintained the lead throughout the second half, pushing it back into double figures several times. But the Trojans battled and sliced the lead to 67-64 with less than four minutes remaining.

Michael Williams knocked down a short jumper to up the lead to five, and after a defensive stop, Kaczmarek hit a three for a 72-64 edge. After TIU made two free throws, Kaczmarek buried another triple for a 75-66 lead with less than two minutes left.

Trinity got within five in the final minute but Ben Schols, Meeske and Kaczmarek combined to knock down 7-of-8 from the line over the final 35 seconds to secure the win.

Kaczmarek finished 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc in netting a career high. He has scored in double figures in three straight games. He added six rebounds and a team-high five assists in the victory.

Williams matched Kaczmarek with 15 points. Schols scored 13 to go along with seven rebounds, and John Kerr threw in 10 points.

Meeske finished with eight points, giving him 1,007 in his four-year SAU career.

The Bees also got contributions from the bench as Trey Affolter (6), Tom Kazanecki (6) and Isaiah Harvey (5) combined for 17 points.

St. Ambrose (7-1) shot better than 48 percent from the floor in the win.

In a battle of the two remaining unbeatens in CCAC play, SAU will host Saint Xavier (7-1, 3-0 CCAC) Tuesday night. Tip off is slated for 7:30 p.m.