Saints Hold Miami Hamilton to 49 Points in Tuesday Night Victory

Box Score (CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University men's basketball team defeated Miami University Hamilton on Tuesday evening (Dec 19) 62 to 49. The Saints overall record improves to 8-4 overall on the season.

• Junior Casey George (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North) knocks down a three point shot to get the Saints started, off an assist from junior Jacob Jones (Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville) (3-2).
• Graduate student Reid Jolly (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) knocked down a jump shot to extend the Saint lead (5-2).
• A Jacob Jones layup and free throw with 9:19 to go stopped a Miami Hamilton run (10-13).
• First year Nathan Dudukovich (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) drains a three pointer off an assist from Casey George to cut the deficit to two (15-17).
• Sophomore Ryan Paris (Hilliard, OH / Hilliard Davidson) makes a layup off a rebound to tie the game up with 5:27 (17-17).
• Junior Wyatt Vieth (Hebron, KY./St. Henry) hits his first three of the contest off an assist from Casey George to take back the lead (21-19).
• With 1:23 to go Wyatt Vieth makes another three pointer off a pass from Reid Jolly to extend the Saint lead to seven (28-21).
• Thomas More shot 9-30 (30%) in the half and 4-16 (25%) from three point range.
• Wyatt Vieth led the Saints with 11 points in the half and 5 rebounds.
• Junior Kyle Ross (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) recorded a team high 6 rebounds in the half.

• Reid Jolly got the Saints started again in the second half with a jumper to put the Saints up seven (30-23).
• Nathan Dudukovich drains a three point shot off an assist from Wyatt Vieth to put the Saints up 14 with 14:35 to play (37-23).
• Jacob Jones finds Reid Jolly for a layup with 12:11 to go to stretch the Saint lead (41-25).
• Ryan Paris knocks down a triple off an assist from Jacob Jones with 11:16 to go (44-29).
• With 9:02 to go Wyatt Vieth drains another three point shot to extend the Saint lead to 22 (51-29).
• First year Cam McClain (Louisville, KY / Louisville Trinity) makes a three pointer off an assist from Casey George with 6:15 to go (54-36).
• Ryan Paris makes his second three of the half off an assist from Jacob Jones (59-37).
• Redshirt sophomore Cody Teten (Florence, KY / St. Henry) banks home a three pointer with 1:23 to go for the Saints (62-44).
• Thomas More wins 62-49.

• Wyatt Vieth led the Saints in scoring with 16 points to go along with 2 assists and 5 rebounds.
• Reid Jolly tallied 10 points, an assist, and 4 rebounds.
• Kyle Ross recorded a team high 10 rebounds in the contest.
• Nine different Saints scored in the ball game.
• Thomas More made 10 of the 33 shots from three point range.

The Saints return to action on Saturday (December, 30th) when they travel to Columbus, OH to take on Ohio Dominican. That tip-off is set for 1:00 PM.