MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (January 6, 2022) – The St. Thomas University (STU) Men's Basketball (6-5, 3-3 SUN) team kicked off the second start of Sun Conference play with a comeback victory against Ave Maria University (10-6, 3-2 SUN) to stretch a four-game win streak. The Bobcats overcame a 13-point deficit to take the game by ten points, 82-72 from the Fernandez Family Center on Thursday evening.
 
Bobcat Starters
Augustus Stone
Jonas Parker
Jahsim Floyd
Dwayne Russell
Chris Whitaker
 
Game Notes

• St. Thomas opened the game on a 9-2 run that forced an early Ave Maria timeout.
• Ave Maria went on a 11-0 run to take a seven-point lead halfway through the first half.
• The Gyrenes took a nine-point lead into halftime.
• St. Thomas shot 34-percent from the field compared to Ave Maria's 44-percent.
• The Bobcats continue to show off their second half strength.
• Augustus Stone opened the second half draining a three to start chipping away at the Gyrenes lead.
• The Bobcats were able to cut the lead down to one possession within the first three minutes.
• Ave Maria pushed back to a 12-point lead with just under 15-minutes remaining in the game.
• A 14-2 run got the Bobcats within one-point as the team took advantage of the Gyrenes foul trouble to score some easy baskets at the charity stripe.
• Dwayne Russell hit two big free throws the would be the starting of the tipping scale in favor of St. Thomas.
• The final five minutes was all Bobcats after a little back-and-forth, Will Brown III hit a momentous three pointer from the corner that sparked STU's double-digit finish.
• St. Thomas finished on a 17-6 run in the final five minutes going seven-for-nine from the free throw line and shooting 57-percent from the field.

 
Box Score Notables

• Dwayne Russell scored his fourth double-double in a row with 19-points and 14-rebounds.
• Augustus Stone scored 15-plus points for the fifth time in a row, finishing with 19-points
• Chris Whitaker recorded his second double-double in as many games played this season (13-points and 12-rebounds).
• Jonas Parker has recorded double-figure points in nine of 10 games played this season finishing with 13-points.
• Jahsim Floyd had outstanding defensive game with six-blocks and 13-rebounds, adding two-steals.
• The Bobcats recorded a season-high 10-blocks in the game.
• St. Thomas won the game on the boards over Ave Maria 60-40.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will continue in league play taking on Southeastern University on the road Saturday, January 8 at 7 p.m. from the Furnace.