Seahawks Men’s Basketball Comeback Falls Short Against Penn State Schuylkill

How It Happened

• The majority of the first half was a back-and-forth battle featuring 12 tied scores.
• After senior forward Gary Grant (Washington, D.C./Thomas Stone [Md.]) knotted the game at 21-all, Schuylkill closed out the final five minutes on a 10-2 run sparked by a steal and old-fashioned three-point play by Wilvens Fleurizard. The run gave the Nittany Lions a 31-23 halftime advantage.
• Schuylkill built a 15-point lead within the first four minutes of the second stanza as Jahmir Tyrell’s jumper capped a 12-5 start to the half.
• The Nittany Lions maintained a double-digit lead over the next 13 minutes as the closest St. Mary’s came was eight points three times.
• A Tyrell layup made it 60-47 with less than four minutes left in the game.
• A Grant block and an and-1 play by fifth-year captain Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) ignited a 13-2 run that ended with first-year guard Kyree Smith (Baltimore, Md./City) connecting on a jumper to close the gap to 62-60 with 57.1 seconds to go.
• Devin Adams missed both free throws with senior captain Hollique Johnson (Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill) grabbing the defensive rebound at 0:35.
• Following a turnover by each side, Alexander’s three-point attempt with four ticks on the clock was off the mark. Antwuan Byrd hauled in the defensive board and Tyrell slammed home a fastbreak dunk to ice the win.

Inside the Box Score

• St. Mary’s finished the game with a season-best 85.0-free throw percentage as the Seahawks were 17-of-20 from the charity stripe.
• A 10-2 margin in points off turnovers as well as an 8-0 advantage in second chance points fueled the Seahawks’ second-half rally.
• A team-best eight rebounds by Grant helped to give SMCM a narrow 38-36 rebounding edge.

St. Mary’s College Game Notes

• Grant and sophomore guard Micah Henry (Laurel, Md./Hammond) paced the Seahawks with 15 points each while Alexander finished with 11 and a season-best six assists.
• Johnson came up with career-bests of four blocks and three steals plus seven points and five boards.

Penn State Schuylkill Game Notes

• Tyrell put up a game-best 21 points and Fleurizard finished with 15 as the Nittany Lions snapped a four-game skid.

Up Next for the Seahawks

• Dec. 2 vs. Lancaster Bible (2-3, 1-0 UEC) – St. Mary’s City, Md. (MPOARC Arena) – 1 p.m. (Dan Greene/Wayne Cook Memorial Game)