Box Score (CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) — The Thomas More University men's basketball team rolled to a 116-46 win at the Connor Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon (December 14, 2019), with six Saints scoring in double-figures.
- Thomas More led 9-6 before a 23-5 run, capped by a Luke Rudy (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) three-pointer, extended the lead to 32-11 with 7:30 left in the half.
- The Saints went into halftime with a 56-21 lead.
- Thomas More held a 24-8 edge in points in the paint in the first half, and outscored Miami Middletown 19-5 off turnovers.
- Keegan Saben (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) led all scorers in the half with 12 points at the break.
- Thomas More was 20-31 (64.5 percent) from the field and 8-12 (66.7 percent) from three-point range in the opening half.
- The Saints outrebounded the ThunderHawks 20-6 in the first half
- Thomas More continued its hot shooting in the second half, shooting 22-35 (62.9 percent) from the field and 8-15 (53.3 percent) from three-point range.
- Thomas More outrebounded Miami Middletown 22-13 in the second half.
- Thomas More improved to 10-1 overall, while Miami Middletown dropped to 4-7.
- Overall, the Saints shot 42-66 from the field (63.6 percent) and 16-27 from long-range (59.3 percent).
- The Saints finished with a 42-19 edge over the ThunderHawks in rebounds.
- Six Thomas More players scored in double figures, led by 24 points from junior Garren Bertsch (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County), who was a perfect 6-6 from the field, including 4-4 from three-point range, and 5-5 from the free throw line, adding five rebounds and four assists.
- First-year Reid Jolly (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) scored 16 points on 6-7 shooting.
- Senior Max Knisley (Washington Court House, Ohio/Washington) scored 16 points on 5-7 shooting.
- Rudy finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
- Saben scored 14 points.
- Sophomore Ryan Batte (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
- First-year Noah Pack (Georgetown, Ohio/Georgetown) scored eight points and dished out four assists.
- Thomas More will host the University of Rio Grande on Saturday (December 21) at 2 p.m. at the Connor Convocation Center.
