(OWENSBORO, KY)-Thomas More University's men's basketball team fell to Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon (Feb 17), 91-85, in double overtime.The Saints overall record falls to 15-10 and 10-7 in conference.
- Red shirt junior Jacob Jones (Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville) made a pull up shot to kick off the scoring with 19:28 on the clock to put the team up 2-0.
- With 16:28 to play in the first half, graduate student Reid Jolly (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) drained a 3-point basket to make it a 9-5 game.
- Junior Casey George (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North) made a floating jump shot with 11:03 to play in the half (20-17).
- First year Carson Browne (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) drove in for a layup to extend the lead to 28-22 with 7:33 on the clock in the half.
- Casey George would hit a pull up shot with 3:19 left to play to make it a 36-32 game.
- First year Nathan Dudukovich (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) knocked in a 3-point basket with 37 left in the half for the Saints final basket of the half.
- The Saints would lead 42-39 at the half going into the locker room.
- Casey George would lead the team in the first half with 12 points three assists and three steals and had two rebounds.
- Nathan Dudukovich also led with 12 points and had one rebound.
- Reid Jolly led with three rebounds and had 10 points and one assist.
- The Saints were 60% (18-30) from the field, 50% (5-10) from the 3-point line, and 33.3% (1-3) from the free throw line in the first half.
- Mitchell Rylee started the Saints off in the second half, driving in for a layup with 18:09 to play (44-41).
- Nathan Dudukovich would hit a pull up shot to help the Saints regain the lead with 15:34 on the clock (46-45).
- With 13:21 to play, Casey George would make a pull up shot to put the Saints up 54-49.
- Nathan Dudukovich banged in a 3-point basket with 8:01 to play to make it a 62-58 game.
- Mitchell Rylee would dunk the ball to put the Saints up 66-62 with 4:45 on the clock.
- Reid Jolly would make the Saints final basket of the second half with 2:17 to play (72-70).
- The Saints and Panther were tied at the end of regulation 72-72.
- Nathan Dudukovich led the team with 10 points in the second half and had one assist.
- Mitchell Rylee and Casey George both had three rebounds to lead the team and had seven points each.
- Jacob Jones tallied two assists to lead the team.
- The Saints were 44.4% (12-27) from the field, 12.5% (1-8) from the 3-point line, and 100% (5-5) from the free throw line in the first half.
- OT-1
- Mitchell Rylee drove in for a layup with 3:39 to play in overtime to tie things back up at 74-74.
- Nathan Dudukovich made a pull up shot with 44 seconds left to put the Saints up by four (78-74).
- The Saints and Panthers would be tied at the end of overtime one 78-78.
- The Saints were 50% (3-6) from the field and 0% (0-1) from the free throw line in the first overtime.
- OT-2
- Nathan Dudukovich hit a 3-point shot to tie things up at 81-81 with 3:19 left in overtime two (81-81).
- Mitchell Rylee would drive to the basket for a layup to put the Saints within four with 58 seconds to play (83-87).
- The Saints would fall to the Panthers 91-85.
- The Saints were 27.3% (3-11) from the field and14.3% (1-7) from the 3-point line in the second overtime.Â
- Nathan Dudukovich led the team with 27 points and had one rebound and one assist.
- Casey George led the Saints with nine rebounds and five assists and had 19 points.
- Mitchell Rylee also tallied nine rebounds to lead the team and had 15 points and one assist.
- Reid Jolly recorded 18 points, six rebounds, and one assist.
- The Saints were 48.6% (36-74) from the field, 28% (7-25) from the 3-point line, and 66.7% (6-9) from the free throw line.
The Saints return to action on Saturday (Feb 24) in Crestview Hills, Ky. against Kentucky Wesleyan for a rematch in the Connor Convocation Center at 1:00 pm ET.
