Thomas More Defeats Saint Vincent, 90-80, in Regular Season Finale

Game Leaders

St. Vincent
Pts: Isaac Turner - 29
Reb: Dillon Stith - 11
Ast: JC Howard - 7
Thomas More
Pts: Spencer Berlekamp - 20
Reb: Brandon Housley - 14
Ast: Spencer Berlekamp - 5

Team Stats

St. Vincent
Thomas More

Field Goals

(29-60)
(28-53)

Field Goal %

48.3%
52.8%

Rebounds

33
27

Assists

12
17

Turnovers

15
11

Pts off Turnovers

8
14

2nd Chance Pts

17
10

Pts in the Paint

42
38

Fastbreak Pts

4
2

Bench Pts

11
17
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Feb 22, 2014

(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) – The Thomas More College men's basketball team battled Saint Vincent College in a close game Saturday, pulling out an impressive 90-80 win in a Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) game at Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

With the win, the Saints improve to 13-11 overall, and 12-4 in the PAC, securing the number two position in the conference tournament. With the loss, the Bearcats fall to 19-6 overall, and 12-4 in the PAC.

The Saints battled the Bearcats back and forth in the first half entering the halftime locker room with a narrow lead of 37-34. Freshman guard/forward Nate McGovney (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) led the Saints in first half points with 10. Junior guard/forward Drew Mumford (Louisville, Ky./Christian Academy) followed close behind with 8 points. The first half was full of action with nine lead changes. Thomas More closed out the first half shooting 50 percent from behind the three-point line, and 48 percent from the paint.

The Saints and Bearcats continued the back and forth action through the second half with ten lead changes. At the 3:20 mark, the Saints took the lead for the final time as they began to separate themselves from the trailing Bearcats. Senior guard Spencer Berlekamp (Cincinnati, Oh./Kings) led Thomas More with 20 points. The victory proved to be a team effort with four other Saints scoring double-digit points. Drew Mumford finished the game with 19 points, senior forward Brandon Housley (Covington, Ky./Holmes) had a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds, McGovney finished with 14 points, and senior guard D'Carlo Hayes (Louisville, Ky./Male) had 13 points.

For the game, the Saints shot 53 percent from the paint (28-of-53), and 46 percent from behind the three-point arc (6-of-13). Spencer Berlekamp led the team in assists with five.

The Saints are set to return to action on Tuesday (February 25) at 7:30 p.m. in Crestview Hills, Kentucky in the PAC conference tournament. The Saints are the No. 2 seed and will be taking on the seventh-seeded Grove City.