THOMASVILLE, GA. (January 24
th, 2019) – St. Thomas University Men's Basketball team (7-12, 6-5 TSC) lost to Thomas University (10-10. 6-6 TSC) 70-62 on Sun Conference action on Thursday night.Â
Bobcat Starters:
Philip Saunders (G),
Antoine Joe (G),
Daejour Adderley (G),
Kheron Millwood (F),
Aaron Dutcher (F)
Nighthawks Starters: Trint Bryant (G), Sean Kostyk (G), Kadeem Webb (G), Shaquille Holley (F), Dante DiSipio (F)
Game Notes
- STU opened the game on a quick, 5-0 run, as Kheron Millwood made a three-pointer and Aaron Dutcher added a bucket on a jumper.
- The Bobcats and Nighthawks went back-and-forth until the media timeout, which had STU trailing 17-15.
- Following the brief break, TU extended their lead to 22-15 over the Bobcats.
- Philip Saunders rattled off five consecutive points to bring St.Thomas back within two points, 22-20, with five minutes remaining/
- St. Thomas tied the game at 28-28, following a Daejour Adderley lay-up.
- STU went into the halftime break trailing TU 33-30.
- Five minutes into the second half, the Bobcat deficit was up to 12-points, 46-34.
- St. Thomas cut the Thomas lead to just six-points with three minutes remaining in the second half, as Antoine Joe added a three-point bucket.Â
- The Bobcats were unable to shrink the deficit further, falling on the road, 70-62.Â
Box Score Notables
- STU outscored TU 18-10 inside the paint, in the first quarter/
- The Sun Conference match-up had five lead changes as well as five ties in the first half of the contest.
Bobcat Ballers
Justin Brown: 13 points, three rebounds
Antoine Joe: 10 points, 4-4 FTA
Kheron Millwood: 11 points, five assists, 1-2 3PA
Upcoming
St. Thomas continues their road-trip, traveling to Brunswick, Georgia to take on the College of Coastal Georgia Mariners on Saturday, January 26
th in the final Sun Conference match-up of the season between the two teams, tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
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