SAN ANTONIO – After three-straight one-possession losses, the St. Mary's University Men's Basketball team kept its positivity and posted an 87-69 victory over UT Tyler on Saturday afternoon.
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The Rattlers are now 6-8 on the season and 2-6 in Lone Star Conference play. Senior
Davion Coleman (Houston) drew 10 of the 19 fouls whistled on the Patriots (2-12, 1-7 Lone Star) and responded by making 14-of-18 from the free throw line for a game-high 20 points. He was one of four Rattlers in double figures.
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Both junior
Micah Jones (Durham, S.C.) and senior
Lachlan Bofinger (Sydney, Australia) scored 16 points each, with Jones draining four three-pointers, and senior
Keith Dinwiddie (Los Angeles, Calif.) chipped in 11 points.
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Bofinger posted his eighth double-double of the year, leading all players with 11 rebounds as he grabbed 1/3 of the team's boards on the night. Jones led the game with a season-best four steals and senior
Jalon Johnson (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) led the team with four assists despite playing only 18 minutes due to foul trouble.
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The Rattlers led by as many as 27 midway through the second half, 80-53, after a pair of made free throws by senior
Edward Manuel (Lake Charles, La.) and they held the lead for 35:52 of the 40 minutes.
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The 12 three-pointers by the Gold and Blue ties for the most this season, equaling the game on Dec. 17 against Montana State-Billings, while the 83.3 percent (25-30) from the free-throw line is the third-best percentage of the year.
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St. Mary's remains at home, hosting UAFS on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Oklahoma Christian on Saturday at 3 p.m.Â
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NEWS & NOTES
- Senior Tyler Caron (Longview, Texas) scored the 900th point of his career in the game and he now has 901.
- Davion Coleman tallied the fourth 20-point game of his career – and all have come at St. Mary's.
- Saturday was the fifth time this year the Rattlers have made more than 20 free throws in a game. The Rattlers were 25-for-30 at the line, tying for the third-most points there in 2023-24.
