MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – St. Thomas University Men's Basketball team (5-8) lost to tenth-ranked Cornerstone University (13-4) by a score of 86-69 on Friday, December 28^th from the Fernandez Family Center.

Bobcat Starters: Justin Brown (G), Antoine Joe (G), Philip Saunders (G), Kheron Millwood (F), Fotios Malelis (F)
#10 Golden Tiger Starters: Christian Rodriguez (G), Riley Costen (G), Kyle Hayes (F), Tyler Baker (F), Sam Vander Sluis (C)

St. Thomas Key-points

• Daejour Adderley scored a season-high and STU game-high 19-points, scoring all of them in the second half on 6-9 shooting from the field and 100% from the charity stripe.
• Justin Brown scored 11-of-his-12 points in the first half to lead St. Thomas, Brown also added two blocks and two steals on the defensive end.

Game Notes

• #10 Cornerstone opened the game up 9-2, forcing St. Thomas to use their first timeout of the game just four minutes into the game.
• St. Thomas trailed #10 CU 41-25, as the two teams went into the locker room for the halftime break.
• STU fell behind by more than twenty-points with ten minutes remaining in the second half.
• Nick Strawter converted an incredible four-point play to cut the Golden Eagle lead to 15 poinys with five minutes remaining in the game.

Box Score Notables

• The STU bench outscored the #10 Golden Eagles 29-17
• St. Thomas's transition game outhustled Cornerstone on the fast break, outscoring them 8-0

Bobcat Ballers
Daejour Adderley: 19 points, four rebounds, 6-12 FG
Justin Brown: 12 points, seven rebounds, 5-13 FG

Upcoming
St. Thomas returns to the hardwood of the Fernandez Family Center in the New Year, on January 3^rd to take on Sun Conference action against Webber International University with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m.