(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University's men's basketball team fell to Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon (March 1), 87-87. The Saints overall record falls to 17-0 and 12-8 in conference.
- Senior Casey George (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North) drained a 3-point basket to kick things off for the Saints with 18:55 on the clock to make it a 3-5 game.
- Junior Mitchell Rylee (Ft. Mitchell, Ky./Kentucky Wesleyan) made a layup to put the Saints within two with 14:01 to play in the half (11-13).
- First year Jashaun Pouncy (Erlanger, Ky./Cooper) drove in for a layup to put the Saints up 20-13 with 10:38 on the clock.
- With 2:27 to play in the half, redshirt first year Kai Simpson (Lexington, Ky./Frederick Douglass) knocked in a 3-point shot to put the Saints within one (34-35).
- Casey George made the Saints final basket of the game with a 3-point with 22 seconds to play to make it a 37-40 game.
- The Saints trail 44-37 going into the locker room at the half.
- Kai Simpson led with 13 points and two assists and had one rebound.
- Mitchell Rylee led with five rebounds and had 11 points and one assist.
- Senior Wyatt Vieth (Hebron, Ky./St. Henry) also tallied five rebounds to lead the team.
- Casey George had eight points, two rebounds, and one assist.
- The Saints were 56% (14-25) from the field, 44.4% (5-9) from the 3-point line, and 44.4% (4-9) from the free throw line in the first half.
- Kai Simpson made two free throws to start things off in the second half with 18:47 on the clock to make it a 38-46 game.
- Mitchell Rylee drove in for a layup with 14:30 on the clock to put the Saints within eight (46-54).
- Casey George made a layup with 9:23 remaining to make it a 68-59 game.
- Kai Simpson drove to the basket for a layup to put the Saints within three with 2:52 to play.
- Casey George made a layup for the Saints final basket of the game with five seconds left in the game (81-85).
- The Saints fell to the Panthers 87-81.
- Mitchell Rylee led with 17 points and six rebounds in the second half and had one assist.
- Wyatt Vieth had 11 points, two rebounds, and one assist.
- Kai Simpson led with two assists and six rebounds and had nine points.
- The Saints were 47.4% (18-38) from the field, 21.4% (3-14) from the 3-point line, and 71.4% (5-7) from the free throw line in the second half.
- Mitchell Rylee recorded a double double for a team high of 28 points and 11 rebounds and had two assists.
- Kai Simpson led with four assists and had 22 points and seven rebounds.
- Wyatt Vieth followed with 14 points, seven rebounds, and one assist.
- Casey George had 14 points, seven rebounds, and two assists.
- The Saints were 50.8% (32-63) from the field, 34.8% (8-23) from the 3-point line, and 56.3% (9-16) from the free throw line.
The Saints play in the quarterfinals of the G-MAC Tournament on Tuesday (March 4) with opponent, time, and location TBA.
