Men's Basketball Storm Past Findlay

(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University's men's basketball team defeated Findlay on Thursday evening (Feb 15), 84-65. The Saints overall record improves to 15-9 and 10-6 in conference.

• Red shirt junior Jacob Jones (Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville) kicked off the scoring for the Saints and their 7-0 run in the first half by draining a 3-point basket with 19:05 on the clock.
• With 15:01 to play in the first half, sophomore Mitchell Rylee (Ft. Mitchell, Ky./Covington Catholic) would drive to the rim for a layup for the Saints final basket of their 8-0 and extend their lead to 15-3.
• First year Nathan Dudukovich (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) banged in a 3-point basket to put the Saints up by 15 with 11:10 to play in the first half (25-10).
• Junior Casey George (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North) hit a 3-point shot to make it a 40-19 game with 3:54 on the clock.
• Mitchell Rylee would drive in for a dunk to end the scoring for the first half with 1:07 to play and give the Saints a 44-22 lead going into the locker room at the half.
• Mitchell Rylee led the team in the first half with 10 points and had five rebounds and one assist.
• Casey George led the team with seven rebounds and three assists and had seven points.
• Graduate student Reid Jolly (Alexandria, KY./Campbell County) also led the team with three assists and had six points and two rebounds.
• Jacob Jones tallied eight points, four rebounds, and one assist.
• The Saints were 48.6% (18-38) from the field, 53.8% (7-13) from the 3-point line, and 50% (1-2) from the free throw line in the first half.

• Reid Jolly hit a jump shot to kick off the scoring for the Saints in the second half with 18:43 to play (46-25).
• Jacob Jones made a jumper to make it a 53-34 game with 14:58 on the clock.
• Nathan Dudukovich drove to the basket for a layup with 9:00 to play to put the Saints up 73-45.
• With 2:53 to play, Mitchell Rylee made a layup to put the Saints up by 26 (83-57).
• Sophomore Kiernan Geraci (Independence, Ky./Dixie Heights) knocked in one free throw for the Saints final point of the game (83-57) with 1:04 to play.
• The Saints defeated the Oilers 84-65.
• Five players all tallied six points in the second half to lead the way for the Saints (Reid Jolly, Jacob Jones, Casey George, junior Wyatt Vieth (Hebron, Ky./St. Henry), and first year Carson Browne (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder).
• Mitchell Rylee and Carson Browne both recorded four rebounds each to lead the team in the second half defensively.
• Casey George had four assists for a team high in the second half.
• The Saints were 48.3% (14-29) from the field, 50% (6-12) from the 3-point line, and 75% (6-8) from the free throw line i the second half

• Mitchell Rylee recorded a career high of 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the way for the Saints and had one assist.
• Jacob Jones followed with 14 points, five rebounds, and two assists.
• Casey George led the team with nine assists and nine rebounds and had 13 points.
• Reid Jolly tallied 12 points, four assists, and three rebounds.
• Carson Browne had eight points and eight rebounds.
• Wyatt Vieth and Nathan Dudukovich both had nine points and two rebounds. 
• The Saints were 48.5% (32-66) from the field, 52% (13-25) from the 3-point line, and 70% (7-10) from the free throw line.

The Saints return to action on Saturday (Feb 17) in Owensboro, Ky. at 3:00 pm ET to take on the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers.