MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (December 20, 2019) - St. Thomas University (STU) Bobcats Men's Basketball team (8-2) completed an impressive, 24-point comeback to defeat Huntington University (7-6) 100-94 in overtime on Friday afternoon from the Fernandez Family Center.

Bobcat Starters

• Daejour Adderley (Guard)
• Justin Brown (Guard)
• Ahmad Gilbert (Forward)
• Nick Strawter (Forward)
• Quinterious Jones (Center)

Game Notes

• Huntington began the game on a 7-1 run in the first two minutes of the contest.
• Midway through the first half, the Foresters took a 20-10 advantage after a made three-pointer.
• Brown added a jumper cutting the lead to 32-25, with 3:44 remaining in the first half.
• St. Thomas could not get closer than seven points for the remainder of the first half, heading into the halftime break trailing 46-32.
• Halfway through the second half, STU was trailing 69-45 and in desperate need of a comeback to preserve their winning five-game winning streak.
• The Bobcats made three consecutive three-pointers (Tyrik Waite, Brown-twice), cutting the lead to seven. On the next STU possession, Brown knocked down three free throws from the charity stripe to bring the score to 84-78.
• Antoine Joe converted a rare, four-point play, sinking a three-pointer and notching the free throw to put St. Thomas down 85-83 with less than a minute remaining.
• Gilbert completed the comeback, adding two free throws to send the game into overtime.
• Gilbert led the Bobcats in overtime, scoring 5-of-15 points.
• Joe sealed the win, putting STU ahead 93-92, with three consecutive free throws.

St. Thomas improves to 2-0 in OT games on the 2019-20 season, having defeated Florida Memorial on December 7.
Brown tied his career-high in points (35), scoring 18-points in the second half to lead the Bobcats back into the game.
The six-game winning streak is the longest St. Thomas has had since the 2017-18 season, in which STU recorded an eight-game winning streak (1/2 - 1/27)


MVBobcats

• Justin Brown: 35 points, 11-20 points, 5-10 3PA
• Ahmad Gilbert: 20 points, six rebounds

Upcoming
St. Thomas travels to Ft. Myers, taking on the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles (DI) in an exhibition contest on Saturday, December 21 from the Alico Arena, tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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