Box Score MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – In its Sun Conference opener, St. Thomas (5-2, 1-0) defeated Southeastern (8-4, 1-1) 73-50 at the Fernandez Family Center.   The Bobcats were led by junior center Demonte' Simpson who came off the bench to scored 15 points on seven-of-12 shooting including two dunks. 

Junior guard Floyd Battle (13 pts.), junior forward John Nunnally (11 pts.) and junior point guard Kevin Hincapie (10 pts.) also scored in double figures.
 
St. Thomas outshot Southeastern from the floor 51% to 32% and defensively forced 20 turnovers. 

After trailing early, the Bobcats took the lead 10-9 on a layup by Simpson with 14:27 to play and never again trailed.  After taking a 12-point lead into halftime, St. Thomas opened up  its lead in the second half by as many as 25 points and then cruised to victory.

St. Thomas returns to action with a road game on Wednesday vs. neighboring Florida Memorial (2-4, 0-1).