Huskies beat StFX 95-88 in men’s basketball action
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
StFX (2-2, 2-2) | 7 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 88 | |
Saint Mary's (2-3, 2-3) | 19 | 32 | 17 | 27 | 95 |
StFX
Game Statistics | StFX | Saint Mary's |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (32-89) | (36-77) |
Field Goal % | 36.0% | 46.8% |
Rebounds | 45 | 40 |
Assists | 16 | 20 |
Turnovers | 8 | 11 |
Pts off Turnovers | 12 | 7 |
2nd Chance Pts | 16 | 6 |
Pts in the Paint | 30 | 40 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 21 | 18 |
(HALIFAX, N.S.)—Behind 23 points from Qyemah Gibson (Nassau, Bahamas) the Saint Mary's Huskies men's basketball team defeated StFX, 95-88, on Wednesday night in Atlantic University Sport basketball action from the Homburg Centre.
Gibson, a 6-foot-5 forward, added nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks as the Huskies improve to 2-3 on the year in conference play.
SMU jumped out to a 19-7 lead after ten minutes and outscored StFX 32-28 in the second quarter.
The Huskies led 51-35 at the half.
The X-Men outscored SMU 22-17 in the third quarter and trimmed Saint Mary's lead to 11, 68-57 after thirty minutes.
StFX chipped away in the final frame, outscoring Saint Mary's 31-27 and the Huskies held on for the 95-88 victory.
Dondre Reddick (Antigonish, NS) and Azaro Roker (Nassau, Bahamas) each paced StFX with 17 points apiece, while Roker added a double-double with 21 rebounds.
Thomas Legallais (Cornwall, ON) had 16 and Avan Nava (Mississauga, ON) 15 for the X-Men, who drop to 1-3 on the year.
All five starters scored in double-figures for Saint Mary's.
Sebastian Gray (Nassau Bahamas) had 17 points while Johneil Johnson (Lake Echo, NS) and Dontae Mitchell (Vaughan, ON) each had 13.
Travis Adams (Halifax, NS) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Both teams conclude their home-and-home series November 16th at 8 p.m. in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Dominic Nolasco, SMU
Photo Nick Pearce