BRUNSWICK, GA.- (February 13, 2021) St. Thomas University Men's Basketball (10-9, 9-8 TSC) fell to/defeated College of Coastal Georgia (11-10, 9-9 TSC) 82-78 Saturday afternoon from Coffin Gym.

The win marked Head Coach D.P. Harris' 350th career win.

Game Starters:

Chris Whitaker-Guard

Justyn Rogers-Guard

Tyrik Waite-Guard

Jahsim Floyd-Forward

Dwayne Russell-Forward

Game Notes:

• Russell put the Bobcats on the board first, jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead over the Mariners.
• A free throw from Whitaker extended the Bobcat lead 11-7.
• After a 4-0 Bobcat run, the Mariners started to close the gap created by Quinterious Jones and Whitaker, 15-12 in favor of the Bobcats.
• Antoine Joe hit the first Bobcat three-pointer of the game, extending their lead 18-12 with 13:21 remaining in the first half.
• The Mariners come within one of the Bobcats, 17-18, after going on a 5-0 run. 
• Mariners took their first lead of the game, 19-18, with 10:46 left in the half.
• With nine to eight minutes remaining, the Bobcats and the Mariners were battling back and forth for the lead, being within one point of each other. 
• A jumper from Russell halted the back and forth and put the lead back in the Bobcats' favor.
• Including that jumper from Russell, the Bobcats went on an 8-0 run to give some separation between them and the Mariners, 30-21.
• Jones gave the Bobcats a double-digit lead 38-28 with 3:43 left in the first half.
• The first half closed out with a Jones layup 44-36 in favor of the Bobcats.
• The beginning of the second half started in favor of the Mariners as they would tie the score 46-46 at 17:53.
• Bobcats responded with layups from Jones and Rogers to regain control 50-46.
• Bobcats kept a six-point lead over the Mariners, 56-50, with 13:24 left to play.
• The Mariners closed the lead and brought them within two with just over 9 minutes left to play.
• Mariners were quick to tie the game 61-61 with 8:50 remaining.
• With two made free-throws from Christian DeJean gave the Bobcats a 5-point lead, 69-64.
• 2:27 remaining in the game, Waite gives a seven-point advantage in favor of the Bobcats, 77-70.
• Waite recorded two free throws to give the Bobcats a little bit of a lead, 79-74, with just over a minute left in regulation.
• Waite went to the line yet again, recording two more shots, 81-76 with 0:34 to go.

MVBobcats:

Dwayne Russell: 29 points, 11 rebounds, six steals

Quinterious Jones: 12 points, five rebounds, two blocks

Justyn Rogers: 10 points, one block, one steal

Upcoming:

St. Thomas University Men's Basketball is back at the Fernandez Family Center on Thursday, February 18, to face Keiser University in the 2020-21 home finale. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

-STU-