(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) – Sophomore guard Daniel Williams (Louisville, Ky./Jeffersonville) scored a career-high 25 points today (Wednesday, December 30, 2015) to lead the Thomas More College men's basketball team to a 74-73 win over in-state rival Transylvania University at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

With the win, the Saints improve to 5-5 overall and with the loss, the Pioneers fall to 2-8 overall.

Thomas More jumped out to an early 11-6 lead with 16:28 to play in the first half when sophomore guard Corey Howard (Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln) made a three-pointer.  Transylvania answered with a 7-0 run to take a 13-11 lead on a Copper Theobald jumper with 14:43 to play in the half.  The Saints used a 17-4 run to build a 28-17 lead with 6:15 to play in the opening half when sophomore forward Austin Young (Campbellsburg, Ky./Henry County) made a three-pointer.  The Pioneers closed out the half on a 16-10 run to cut the lead to 38-33 at halftime when Parker Stansberry made a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Transylvania opened the second half on a 10-6 run to cut the lead to 44-43 with 16:32 to play in the half when Alex Jones converted an old fashion three-point play.  The Saints responded with a 7-0 run to increase the lead to 51-43 when Howard hit a three-pointer with 14:15 to play in the game.  The Pioneers used a 26-11 run to take a 69-62 lead when Stansberry made a three-pointer with 3:34 to play in the game.  The Saints closed out the game on a 12-4 run with Williams scoring the last 10 points of the game, including the game-winning free-throws with nine-seconds to play in the game for the 74-73 victory.

Williams was joined in double-figure scoring by junior forward/center Simon Clifford (Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual) with 15 points and Howard with 12 points.  Clifford and freshman guard Ryne Callahan (Morehead, Ky./Rowan County) led the team on the boards with four rebounds each, while Young led the team in assists with four and Williams led the team in steals with three.

Thomas More returns to action on January 2, 2016 when it travels to Greenville, Pennsylvania to play Thiel College at 3 p.m.