(WAYNESBURG, Pa.) - Junior small forward Phil Feinberg (Tempe, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) recorded his seventh double-double of the season today (Saturday, February 11, 2012) with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Thomas More College men's basketball team to a 69-60 win over Waynesburg University in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
With the win, the Saints improve to 17-7 overall and 12-3 in the PAC. With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 4-19 overall and 1-13 in the PAC.
Waynesburg jumped out to an early 17-7 lead on a Lou Galante three-pointer with 12:03 to play in the first half. Thomas More answered with a 10-3 run to cut the lead to 20-17 when senior center Colt Stafford (Groveport, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) converted a three-point play with 7:28 to play in the opening half. The Yellow Jackets responded with a 9-6 run capped by a Casey Hope jumper with 2:46 to play in the half to extend the lead to 29-23. The Saints closed out the half on a 6-3 run to cut the lead to 32-29 at halftime when Feinberg made a jumper with 34-seconds to play in the first half.
Thomas More opened the second half on a 26-10 run to take a 55-42 lead with 9:05 to play in the game when Stafford made a jumper. Waynesburg responded with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 55-49 when Jason Propst made a lay-up with 6:14 to play in the second half. The Saints answered with a 6-0 run to increase the lead to 61-49 with 4:18 to play in the game when Feinberg made two free-throws. The Yellow Jackets used a 9-3 run to cut the lead to 64-58 when Jacob Fleegle made one-of-two free-throws with 38-seconds to play in the game. That would be as close as the Yellow Jackets would come as Thomas More closed out the game on a 5-2 run for the 69-60 victory.
Two other Saints joined Feinberg in double-figure scoring as Stafford and sophomore shooting guard Cameron Clemons (Louisville, Ky./Doss) both scored 14 points. Clemons led the team in assists with three and Feinberg led the team in steals with three.
Thomas More will close out the 2011-2012 regular season on Wednesday (February 15) when it hosts Saint Vincent College at 7:30 p.m. at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.