THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas travels to NCAA Division II member Saint Leo (Fla.) on Tuesday for its final game of the calendar year. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
The game will be televised online through Stretch Internet. Live stats are available through TUNightHawks.com.
Game 13/Thomas (5-7) at Saint Leo (7-7)
Tuesday, Dec. 19 • 7 p.m. ET
Saint Leo, Fla. • Marion Bowman Activities Center
TV:Â Stretch Internet
Live Stats:Â TUNightHawks.com
Series History:Â First meeting
Record at Thomas:Â 0-0
Record at Saint Leo:Â 0-0
Record at Neutral Site:Â 0-0
Coach Brent Crews vs. Saint Leo: 0-0
ABOUT THOMAS
The Night Hawks are coming off a 98-51 exhibition loss at Samford on Dec. 15.Â
JaVoris Cooks finished with 10 points and five rebounds for the Green and White.Â
Jerodd Blount added eight points off the bench, whileÂ
Willie Holloway andÂ
Dante DiSipio each scored six.Â
Jalen Bonds hauled in six rebounds.Â
Jakari Bush dished out five assists.Â
The Night Hawks totaled 13 assists on 19 made baskets and were 8-of-10 from the line.
Cooks opened the game with a trey, and a Holloway dunk followed by aÂ
D.J. Roulhac 3-pointer gave the visitors a 10-6 edge less than three minutes into the contest. AnÂ
Eric Johnson steal and layup put Thomas ahead by one at the 15:32 mark, but the Bulldogs responded with an 18-6 run in a 5:52 span and shot 65.5 percent (19-of-29) from the floor, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, and 11-of-16 from the charity stripe in the opening period to lead 54-29 at the break.
ABOUT SAINT LEO
The Lions are coming off an 86-58 loss at Rollins on Dec. 9.
DeAndre King led Saint Leo in scoring with 20 points on a 6-of-15 performance from the field, all from beyond the arc. Isaiah Hill returned to the double-digit scoring column with a 10-point performance with four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal.Â
Rollins opened play on its home court with a 11-1 run. The Tars closed the half on a 14-1 run to take a 44-28 lead into the break.Â
After a Saint Leo layup to open the second period, Rollins went on an 8-0 run to take 52-30 lead with 16:32 on the clock. Rollins led 72-43 with 6:07 to play. Saint Leo used a 10-2 run to close the gap, but the Tars recorded the 23-point win at home.
The Lions shot 44.4 percent (20-of-45) from the field and 9-of-16 from the free throw line.Â
King leads four players averaging double figures in scoring (12.8 ppg).Â
TIP-INS
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- Katrell Myers has averaged 18.5Â points and 9.0 rebounds in his first two games this season.
- The Night Hawks have already faced a Sunshine State Conference opponent this season, an exhibition at Barry (Fla.), ranked No. 9/10 in NCAA Division II, on Nov. 21.
- Thomas ranks 23rd in NAIA Division II in offensive rebounds per game (12.8).
- Cooks ranks seventh in the country in 3-point field goals made per game (3.4). Holloway is 49th in offensive rebounds per game (2.6).
- Thomas is 3-1Â this season when scoring 83 points or more.
- The Night Hawks are 3-1 when Johnnel Ginnie scores 17 or more points.
- In the Oct. 27 season-opener at Point (Ga.), Cooks moved past former teammate Adanoi Rogers at the 16:47 mark of the first half on a trey to become the school's all-time leading scorer.
- Also on Oct. 27, Cooks became the program's first member of the 1,000-point club following two made free throws with 1:13 left in the second half. He now has 1,164Â career points.
- Cooks' 15 3-point attempts on Nov. 11 against Talladega (Ala.) are the most by any Sun Conference player in a game this season.
- Thomas faces two ranked opponents - No. 7 Southeastern (Fla.) and No. 18 Saint Thomas (Fla.) - and two that are receiving votes - Keiser (Fla.) and Warner (Fla.) - in the latest NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25. The Night Hawks defeated the Royals on Dec. 9 but lost at the Seahawks on Nov. 16 and to the Bobcats on Dec. 2.
- Thomas' Demetrius Rivers is redshirting this season and will have four seasons of eligibility remaining.
