Box Score (CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-RV Thomas More University men's basketball team cruise by Miami-Middletown, 105-66 on Monday evening (Nov. 29) to improve the Saints overall record to 6-1.
- Red-shirt junior Ryan Batte (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) kicked things off for the Saints for the night by driving in a layup to put the team on the board with 19:09 into the game (2-2).
- With 8:11 to play in the first half, graduate student Luke Rudy (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) drained in his fourth 3-point shot in a row to extend the Saints lead to 38-16.
- Sophomore Noah Pack (Georgetown, Ohio/Georgetown) made a layup with 4:11 to play in the first half to make it a 52-23.
- Sophomore Jalen Scott (Hebron, Ky./Scott) made a layup to close out the scoring for the Saints in the first half.
- The Saints went into the locker room with a 61-26 lead.
- Rudy led the saints with 12 points.
- Graduate student Garren Bertsch (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) followed with 11 points, two rebounds, and an assist.
- Batte led the Saints with six total rebounds and six assists and had six points.
- Pack recorded 10 points, five rebounds, and four assists.
- The Saints were 77.45% (24-31) from the field, 60% (9-15) from the 3-point line, and 66.7% (4-6) from the free throw line in the first half.
- Rudy started things off for the Saints in the second half by draining a three to extend the Saints lead to 64-26.
- With 14:36 to play, Bertsch would swish a 3-point jump shot to give the Saints a 43 point lead (74-31).
- Sophomore Eli Howard (Newport, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) would sink two free throws with 5:46 to play in the game for his first points of the night (91-47).
- First year Ayden Schneider (Cincinnati, Ohio/ La Salle) made his first college career points with a layup to give the Saints a 96-54 lead with 4:28 to play.
- With 3:04 to play in the game, first year Cody Teten (Florence, Ky./St. Henry) made a jump shot for his first points of the night (90-58).
- First year JT Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) would make five straight free throws to tally up some points for the night (103-62).
- Schneider would finish off the scoring for the Saints making a layup off of an offensive rebound to secure the Saints 105-66 win.
- Pack led the Saints with seven points and three rebounds in the second half.
- Scott followed with six points and two rebounds.
- First year Casey George (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) led the Saints with four assists in the second half.
- The Saints were 41.9% (13-31) from the field, 35.3% (6-17) from the 3-point line, and 85.7% (12/14) from the free throw line in the second half.
- Pack led the Saints with 17 points and eight rebounds and had four assists.
- Bertsch followed with 16 points, two rebounds, and one assist.
- Rudy recorded 15 points and one rebound.
- Batte led the Saints with seven assists and had six rebounds and six points.
- George followed with six assists, 11 points, and one rebound.
- Scott tallied 13 points, four assists, and one rebound.
- Vieth had 11 points, two rebounds, and an assist.
- The Saints were 59.7% (37/62) from the field, 46.9% (15/32) from the 3-point line, and 80% (16/20) from the free throw line.
Next up, the Saints take on Cumberland (Tenn.) in Lebanon, Tenn. at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday evening (Dec. 2).
