Ave Maria, Fla. (January 12^th, 2019) – St. Thomas University's Men's Basketball team (6-10, 5-4 TSC) lost in Sun Conference play against the Ave Maria University Gyrenes (12-7, 5-4 TSC) 87-76 on Saturday afternoon from the Tim Golisano Fieldhouse.
Bobcat starters: Daejour Adderley (G), Justin Brown (G), Nick Strawter (G), Kheron Millwood (F), Fotios Malelis (F)
Gyrenes starters: Jovan Grujicic (G), Romello Bates (G), Leo Behrend (F), Gianpaolo Riccio (F), Jeffrey ©

Game Notes

• St. Thomas opened the game on a 5-0 run, as Nick Strawter and Daejour Adderley each made buckets for STU.
• The Bobcats were trailing 13-9 with 12 minutes remaining after the media timeout and needed to cut the deficit.
• STU tied the game with under seven minutes left in the first half, as Strawter added another three-pointer to make the score 21-21.
• Ave Maria finished the half on a 16-9 run to head into the halftime break leading 37-30.
• Adderley made the final bucket of the first half, as he made one of his two three-pointers.
• Justin Brown brought the Gyrene lead down to just four points, as the junior opened the second half with a three-point bucket of his own.
• STU could not reduce the AMU lead to less than five for the remainder of the second half, as the Bobcats fell against the Gyrenes 87-76.

Box Score Notables

• St. Thomas shot 53% from the field for the game, including a season-high 55% from beyond the arc
• STU out-rebounded AMU 26-25
• Nick Strawter scored a season-high 15 points on 5-7 shooting from three-point territory

 
Bobcat Ballers
Nick Strawter: 15 points, 5-7 3PA, two rebounds
Justin Brown: 21 points, 7-13 FG, four rebounds, three assists

Upcoming
St. Thomas returns to the Fernandez Family Center on January 19^th to take on Florida Memorial University in round two of the "Battle of Miami Gardens" with tip-off scheduled for 4:30 p.m. STU went on the road and defeated their crosstown Sun Conference rival 84-73 on November 17^th.