Box Score

Thomas More TMU 19-12,12-8 G-MAC

Walsh Walsh 24-5,15-5 G-MAC

Thomas More TMU

19-12,12-8 G-MAC

Final

Mar. 09, 2024

Walsh Walsh

24-5,15-5 G-MAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Thomas More TMU	29	27	56
Walsh Walsh	28	37	65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/9/2024 5:15:00 PM

Men's Basketball Falls in the G-MAC Tournament Finals to Close Out Their First Season in DII

(NORTH CANTON, OH)-Thomas More University's men's basketball team wrapped up their first season in Division II on Saturday afternoon (March 9) in the G-MAC Tournament finals. The No. 4 Seed Saints fell to No.2 Seed Walsh, 65-56. The Saints overall record for the year was 19-12 and 12-8 in conference.

First year Nathan Dudukovich (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) made a jump shot to kick things off in the first with 19:23 on the clock (2-0).
With 16:08 to play in the first half, junior Jacob Jones (Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville) made a turn around jump shot to help the Saints regain the lead (9-7).
Graduate student Reid Jolly (Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County) hit a jump shot to tie the game up at 15-15 with 11:41 to play in the half.
Jacob Jones would lay the ball in with 6:10 on the clock to make it a 24-22 game.
Jacob Jones would make the Saints final basket of the half with a jump shot with 23 seconds to play (29-26).
The Saints would lead 29-28 going into the locker room at the half.
Jacob Jones would lead the team with 11 points and five rebounds.
Reid Jolly had eight points and one assist.
Nathan Dudukovich had eight points and one rebound.
The Saints were 41.9% (13-31) from the field, 16.7% (2-12) from the 3-point line, and 33.3% (1-3) from the free throw line in the first half.

Jacob Jones hit a 3-point shot to get things started for the Saints in the second half with 19:04 to play (32-30).
Reid Jolly made a jump shot with 15:16 on the clock to put the Saints up by three (39-36).
With 11:58 to play, first year Carson Browne (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) knocked in a jump shot to help the Saints regain the lead (43-42).
Reid Jolly laid in his final career basket with 3:17 to play to put the Saints within two with 3:17 to play (54-56).
Nathan Dudukovich drove to the rim for a layup for the Saints final basket if the game with 18 seconds left (56-64).
The Saints would fall 65-56 in the G-MAC Tournament Finals.
Jacob Jones led the Saints with seven points and four assists in the second half and had one rebound.
Nathan Dudukovich also had seven points ot lead the team and had one rebound and one assist.
Reid Jolly had six points, two rebounds, and one assist.
Junior Wyatt Vieth (Hebron, Ky./St. Henry) led the team with three rebounds and had three points.
The Saints were 37.5% (12-32) from the field, 17.65% (3-17) from the 3-point line, and 0% (0-0) from the free throw line in the second half.

Jacob Jones led the Saints across the board with 18 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
Nathan Dudukovich had 15 points, two rebounds, and one assist.
Reid Jolly tallied 14 points, two rebounds, and two assists.
The Saints were 39.7% (25-63) from the field, 17.2% (5-29) from the 3-point line, and 33.3% (1-3) from the 3-point line.
Jacob Jones and Reid Jolly were both named to the G-MAC All-Tournament team.
Reid Jolly finished his career with 2,309 points, 869 rebounds, 242 assists, 104 steals, and 58 blocks. He had a career field goal percentage of 50.1% (953-1904), 3-point field goal percentage of 34.6% (119-344), and a 68.6% (284-414) free throw percentage. Jolly is the all-time winningest Saint in program history with a record of 116-43.