MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (December 31, 2019) - St. Thomas University (STU) Men's Basketball team (9-2) finished the first half of the 2019 - 20 season with a 100-84 win over Vermont Technical College (9-5) on Tuesday afternoon from the Fernandez Family Center.

Bobcat Starters

• Daejour Adderley (Guard)
• Justin Brown (Guard)
• Ahmad Gilbert (Forward)
• Nick Strawter (Forward)
• Jahsim Floyd (Center)

Game Notes

• STU began the game on a 14-3 run, as five (Brown, Floyd, Strawter, Gilbert and Quinterious Jones) all scored in the first three minutes.
• The Knights came back into the game, rallying for a 9-0 run and putting the score at 14-12.
• Following the media timeout, Brown and Antoine Joe added back-to-back three-pointers to push the Bobcats ahead 20-15.
• Midway through the first half, a high-energy putback from Millwood gave St. Thomas a ten-point advantage, 31-21.
• With less than four minutes remaining in the half, Brown's third three-pointer extended the STU lead to 45-29.
• The Bobcats went into halftime leading the Knights, 49-37.
• After the halftime break, Adderley notched his only three-point make of the game to give St. Thomas a 52-39 advantage.
• Vermont Tech brought the game to within five points, 59-54, with fifteen minutes remaining in the second half.
• Four minutes later, the Knights trailed 69-67 and nearly completed the comeback.
• Gilbert kickstarted an 8-0 run and added a three-pointer as STU extended the lead to 76-67.
• VTC could only cut the STU to advantage to less than 10-points at the eight-minute mark at 79-72.
• St. Thomas controlled the game for the remainder of the second half, coasting to a 100-84 win over Vermont Technical.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bobcats have won seven consecutive games, marking the longest winning streak since the 2017-18 season (8).
• STU capitalized on second chance points, outscoring VTC 23-5.
• The Bobcat bench contributed 37-points, compared to the Knights' seven.
• Interior scoring was another key factor for STU, as St. Thomas scored 48-points inside the paint.

MVBobcats
Justin Brown: 20 points
Jahsim Floyd: 14 points, 14 rebounds

Upcoming
The Bobcats return to action in 2020 with a Sun Conference match-up against the No. 11 Ave Maria University Gyrenes on Saturday, January 4 from the Tom Golisano Fieldhouse, with tip-off scheduled for 4 p.m.