LAKELAND, Fla. (November 16, 2019) - St. Thomas University (1-1, 0-1 TSC) lost the Sun Conference opener to Southeastern University (2-1, 1-0 TSC) 85-75 on Saturday evening from "the Furnance".

Bobcat Starters
Justin Brown (Guard)
Antoine Joe (Guard)
Ahmad Gilbert (Forward)
Jahsim Floyd (Forward)
Fotios Malelis (Forward)

Game Notes

• Brown opened the scoring, recording a lay-up and giving STU an early 2-0 lead.
• Nick Strawter added a three-pointer, giving the Bobcats an 11-10 lead, six minutes into the game.
• Joe made a three-point bucket of his own, stopping a quick, 7-0 run by the Fire and cut the deficit to 18-14.
• St. Thomas could not cut the Southeastern lead to less than eight, for the remainder of the first half, heading into the break trailing, 40-31.
• The Sun Conference rivals traded three-pointers, opening the second half, to put the score at 46-37.
• Back-to-back threes from Gilbert and Malelis cut the deficit to just four points, 52-48.
• Gilbert added two more points, converting a lay-up, putting the Bobcats within three-points (55-52) at the 10-minute mark
• Southeastern rallied for a 12-3 run, extending the lead to 67-55, with eight minutes remaining.
• The Bobcats failed to get within eight points, for the remainder of the game, and lost their Sun Conference opener, 85-75.

Upcoming
St. Thomas takes on Warner University in Sun Conference action on Thursday, November 21 in Lake Wales, Fla. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.