BABSON PARK, Fla. (January 15, 2022) – The St. Thomas University (STU) Men's Basketball team (7-7, 4-4 SUN) worked their way to a big Sun Conference win against Webber International University (7-13, 2-6 SUN) with a 15-point victory taking the game from the Sabbagh Center 74-59 on the road.
 
Bobcat Starters
Augustus Stone
Dwayne Russell
Jonas Parker
James Harris III
Chris Whitaker
 
Game Notes

• Chris Whitaker made the first bucket of the contest hitting a jumper from the elbow.
• The game went back-and-forth with lead changes and ties, there was seven ties and seven lead changes.
• Jonas Parker had 13-points in the first half to lead the way.
• Whitaker had five of the team's six assists.
• Webber took a one-point lead into the second half at 35-34.
• St. Thomas went on a 26-9 run in an eight-minute span to blow the game open and take an 18-point lead with 11 minutes on the clock.
• Augustus Stone had an explosive second half with 17-points to score 21 for the game.
• St. Thomas kept Webber to 24-points and not giving up a bucket from behind the arc in the second half.
• The game had 11 lead changes with seven in the first half.
• St. Thomas took advantage of points off turnovers scoring 17.
• Both teams scored and even 30 in points in the paint with 12 in the first and 18 in the second.

 
Box Score Notables

• Stone scored 21-points; this was his fourth 20+ point game of the season.
• Dwayne Russell scored 12-points and 14-rebounds for his seventh straight game with a double-double.
• Jonas Parker had 16-points for his fifth straight game with double-digits and 12 of 13 games this season.
• Four Bobcats scored in double-digits.
• Chris Whitaker had 12-points and seven-assists; he is averaging 16.2 points per game.
• St. Thomas had 11-blocks, a new season high.
• As a team, STU is second in the country with 47.7 total rebounds per game, fourth in rebound margin with 11.6 and third in blocks per game with 5.8 per game.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will take round two of the Battle of Miami Gardens on the road against Florida Memorial on Saturday, January 22 with tip set at 4 p.m.