#22 Men's Basketball Rolls Past Campbellsville On the Road

(CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.)-#22 Thomas More men's basketball team defeated Campbellsville on Saturday afternoon (January 28th), 79-51. The Saints overall record improves to 17-5 overall and 12-5 in conference.

• Redshirt junior Reid Jolly (Alexandria, Ky. / Campbell County) got the Saint's first basket off an assist from sophomore Casey George (Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington North) to put them out in from 3-2 in the opening minutes of the game.
• Sophomore Kyle Ross (St. John, Ind. / Lake Central) knocks down a three pointer off another Casey George assist to give the lead back to the Saints at 7 to 5.
• Back to back layups from Casey George extends the Saint's lead to six.
• A Reid Jolly jumper makes the score 13 to 7 with 11 minutes to go in the first half.
• Kyle Ross gets a rebounds and a put back to make the score 15 to 9.
• Reid Jolly drains a three pointer off an assist from redshirt sophomore Matt Smith (Charlotte, NC. / Independence) to make the score 18 to 13 Thomas More.
• Redshirt sophomore Jacob Jones (Jeffersonville, Ind. / Jeffersonville) makes a layup to keep the Saints lead at 5.
• Matt Smith finds Casey George for another layup to make the score 22-18 Thomas More.
• Jacob Jones makes a layup then finds sophomore Wyatt Vieth (Hebron, Ky. / St. Henry) for a three pointer to push the lead to 7.
• Jacob Jones extends the lead to 9 with another layup.
• Casey George knocks down three free throws to end the half and giving Thomas More a ten point lead.
• Thomas More led 32-22 at the break.

• Wyatt Vieth got the Saints going again in the second half with a made layup off an assist from Kyle Ross.
• A Casey George layup and a jumper from Kyle Ross extend the Thomas More lead to 13.
• Casey George makes another layup, and Kyle Ross follows with a three pointer to make it an 18 point lead with 17 minutes to go.
• Kyle Ross keeps the lead at 18 with a jumper.
• Reid Jolly makes a layup off an assist from Jacob Jones to make it a 47 to 27 ball game.
• A layup from Kyle Ross makes it a 24 point lead.
• Reid Jolly finds Kyle Ross for a layup to make the score 53 to 34.
• Reid Jolly makes a jumper off a Wyatt Vieth assist to give Thomas More a 21 point lead.
• Jacob Jones finds Reid Jolly for a layup to keep it a 20 point lead with 9 minutes to go.
• Jacob Jones makes a layup plus the additional foul shot to give Thomas More a 60 to 41 lead with 7 minutes to go.
• A free throw from redshirt first year Derek Eddings (Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle) and a jump shot from Casey George keeps the Saints lead at 17. 
• Kyle Ross finds Wyatt Vieth for a three pointer to push the Saints lead back to 20. 
• Jacob Jones dishes an assist to Wyatt Vieth for another three pointer to give Thomas More 69 to 46 lead with four minutes to play.
• With only three minutes to go Wyatt Vieth makes a layup off an assist from Kyle Ross to make it a 25 point game.
• Matt Smith knocks down a pair of free throws to give Thomas More a 74-48 lead.
• With a minute to go Matt Smith makes a layup to give Thomas More a 28 point lead.
• Redshirt first year Cody Teten (Florence, Ky. / St. Henry) drains a three pointer off an assist from Matt Smith.
• The final score is Thomas More 79, Campbellsville 51.

• Five Saints finished in double figures.
• Casey George had a double-double with a team high 18 points to go with 10 rebounds.
• Reid Jolly had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
• Kyle Ross finished with 16 points, 3 assists, and 5 rebounds.
• Jacob Jones had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.
• Wyatt Vieth finished with 10 points and 5 rebounds.
• Matt Smith finished the game with 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

The Saints return to action on Tuesday (January 31st) as they return home to play Miami-Middletown at the Connor Convocation Center. Tip-off set for 7:00pm ET.