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Matt Cerutti
Bob Mayberger
73
Saint Rose STR 4-7
78
Winner St. Thomas Aquinas STACMBB 9-1
Saint Rose STR
4-7
73
Final
78
St. Thomas Aquinas STACMBB
9-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Rose STR 29 44 73
St. Thomas Aquinas STACMBB 32 46 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | David Alexander, Assistant A.D. for Communications

GOLDEN KNIGHTS THROW SCARE AT NATIONALLY RANKED ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

SPARKILL, N.Y.–The College of Saint Rose shot 51.0 percent (26-for-51) from the floor to keep itself in striking distance against nationally ranked and host St. Thomas Aquinas, but ultimately came up just short with tonight's 78-73 setback to the host Spartans. In the process, St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1) improved to 4-1 at home with its lone blemish a 94-93 setback to Bloomfield a week ago.
 
The Golden Knight s (4-7) only knocked down 25.0 percent (5-for-20) of their attempts from long range and coughed up the ball 21 times that St. Thomas Aquinas turned into 19 points.
 
Freshman forward Sekou Sylla finished in double figures scoring for the tenth time this season to lead Saint Rose. Sylla went 8-for-9 from the floor on the way to a game-high 21 points. Senior forward Matt Cerutti and sophomore guard Adam Anderson contributed 11 and 10 points respectively, while senior guard Michael Wearne and sophomore guard Matt Keenan added nine apiece.
 
The Spartans played in the black for much of the game, before senior guard Shane Herrity knocked down a 3-pointer to afforded Saint Rose a 56-55 lead with 8:56 left, St. Thomas Aquinas responded with an 11-2 run to regain control behind a 66-58 cushion with 4:33 remaining.
 
Regardless, the Golden Knights kept their composure and whittled their deficit to three, 74-71, with 12 seconds left after Herrity converted a runner and Anderson knocked down a trey. However, the Spartans went 8-for-8 from the foul line throughout the final 30 seconds to thwart any thought of an upset.
 
Sophomore guard Louis Griffin and senior guard Kameron Murrell led five St. Thomas Aquinas players in twin-figures with 15 points apiece.
 
Looking ahead, Saint Rose is off until a New Year's Eve matinee when it heads to the Buffalo area for a 12:00 pm non-league game at Daemen. Meanwhile, the Spartans get back on the floor Sunday, January 30, for a 2:00 pm non-conference tilt at Adelphi on Long Island. 
Notes: Tonight marked the fifth of six consecutive road games over a 25-day span for the Golden Knights…Sylla has been in double-figures scoring in 10 of the team's 11 contests to date…He is sixth among the Northeast-10 Conference's rebounding leaders (8.3), while Cerutti stands 10th (7.8).
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