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75
Winner Newman M-30054
64
St. Mary's (TX) M-1346
Winner
Newman M-30054
75
Final
64
St. Mary's (TX) M-1346
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Newman M-30054 41 34 75
St. Mary's (TX) M-1346 38 26 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | RattlerAthletics.com

Men's Hoops comeback falls short

By Heather Kennedy | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

SAN ANTONIO – The St. Mary's men's basketball team did a great job of limiting second chances, holding Newman to just five offensive rebounds and only two second chance points, but the Jets made their free throws down the stretch to hold on for the 75-64 victory on Thursday evening.

Freshman guard Caleb Jordan (Midlothian, Texas) led the Rattlers (10-13, 2-9 Heartland Conference) with 22 points, while senior forward Petar Radojicic (Ljubovija, Serbia) scored 14 and had seven rebounds, to tie for team-high honors with junior Curtlon Wesley (Houston, Texas) and senior Dimitri Peterson (San Antonio). Freshman Timmy Benavides (San Antonio) led the team with four assists, and he and Peterson each had two steals.

Newman's (17-7, 8-4 Heartland) Juwan Davenport also scored 22 points, while Dametrius Walker added 18 points and Ben Ayre chipped in 10 and five assists. Marshawn Blackmon had a game-high 10 rebounds and Walker led the Jets with three steals.

How It Happened
Newman scored first, on a jumper, but Radojicic scored the next seven points in the game for the early 7-2 lead at the 17:15 mark. The Jets scored on a traditional three-point play and scored four more after that to take a 9-7 lead. A layup by Wesley tied the score for the third time at 9-9. The Jets used a mini 5-0 run, but Jordan scored on a layup to make it a three-point game, 14-11. The teams traded three-pointers and freshman Lamont Traylor sank a pair of free throws to bring the Rattlers within one, 17-16 with 10:53 remaining. The Jets scored on a layup, but four quick points by Jordan gave the lead back to the Blue & Gold, 20-19 with 9:44 remaining. A 5-0 run by the Jets immediately gave them the lead back, 24-20. Freshman Dylan Isenhower (Abilene, Texas) made a layup, but the Jets scored the next five to stretch their lead to seven, 29-22. Brooks made a layup and the Jets answered with a triple for the 32-24 score with 5:13 left. The teams traded buckets and the Rattlers used a mini 5-0 run to pull within three, 34-31. The next six points were all scored by free throws, four for the Jets and two for the Rattlers. Gaspert made a jumper to again cut the deficit to three, 38-35 with 1:23 left in the half. The teams traded triples to end the stanza with the score 41-38.

The teams each hit a jumper coming out of the locker room, then the Jets hit another three-pointer for a six-point lead, 46-40. Jordan and Radojicic made three free throws, sandwiched around a Jets layup for the 48-43 tally. The teams traded baskets and Jordan sank a three to cut the deficit to two, 50-48 with 12:24 on the clock. The teams continued to go back-and-forth when Isenhower made a free throw to make it a one-point game54-53 with 7:57 remaining. The Jets scored the next four, however Peterson made both of his free throw attempts to keep it a three-point contest, 58-55 with 6:00 left. After a Jets layup, Radojicic scored four straight to close within one again, 60-59, but Newman used an 8-0 run over the next 2:05 to build a nine-point advantage. Jordan hit a triple, but the Jets made their free throws down the stretch for the 75-64 final.

Individual Player Notes
  • Freshman guard Caleb Jordan scored 22 points for the second-straight game and has now scored in double figures in 11 consecutive contests.
  • It is also the fifth time this year Jordan has scored 20 or more in a game and third time in the last four games.
  • Jordan has now made 15 straight free throws, dating back to the St. Edward's game on Jan. 30, 2019.
  • Tonight marked the 15th time this season senior Petar Radojicic has scored in double figures.
  • Freshman Timmy Benavides has started each of the last three games and has played every minute of those three contests, totaling 125 minutes (one OT game). In the previous 15 games he had only played a total of 164 minutes.
Team Notes
  • The Rattlers have out-rebounded each of the last six opponents and four of those six have been by at least 10 rebounds (tonight's margin was +11).
  • The nine steals recorded by the Rattlers is the second-highest total in a game this year, behind only the 10 they had against Texas-Permian Basin on November 16, 2018.
  • The Rattlers shot .882 from the free throw line (15-for-17), the highest free throw percentage of the season. The previous high was .875 (21-for-24) against Western New Mexico from December 14, 2018.
What's Next
The men host Oklahoma Christian on Saturday at approximately 3 p.m. before hitting the road for three of their final four games. The final home game of the season will be on February 27 against DBU at 7:30 p.m. where the three seniors on the roster will be honored before the opening tip.
 
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