MIAMI GARDDNS, Fla. – It was only a matter of time before the Thomas University Men's basketball team would see its hard work pay off from Winter Break training sessions, defeating Florida Memorial 78-70 Thursday night at the Wellness Center.
 
Thomas (3-9, 3-3 TSC) was fairly balanced in converted shots from the field (41.4%) and from outside the arc (45%), but points from the charity stripe gave the Night Hawks the edge over FMU (3-7, 3-4 TSC), going 21-for 31 (67.7%).  Junior Guard Toriano Lewis picked up right where he left off in December, tallying 17 points on the night, converting 71.4% from long range.  Junior Guard Jordan Booker continued to be a force for TU, recording 15 points, nine assists seven boards.  Booker also tallied a game-high nine steals, already adding to his insurmountable Total Steals lead (57).
 
1^st Half (TU 37, FMU 31)

• - It was virtually all Night Hawks for the first nine minutes, jumping out to a 22-6 lead
• - As a team, Thomas forced nine turnovers and seven steals
• - FMU's score did not reach double digits until the 8:23 mark
• - Trint Bryant notched 10 points
• - The Hunter Green & White limited the Lions' field percentage to under 35%
• - TU's largest lead of the half was 29-12

 
2^nd Half (TU 78, FMU 70)  

• - At the 14:09 mark, TU went on a 1:45 scoring run (9-0)
• - Thomas saw its second scoring run (11-3) of the half begin with 11:02 remaining, extending just over five minutes
• - The Night Hawks' matched its largest lead from the first half with six minutes left (70-53)
• - Six more steals were added to TU's total
• - The Hunter Green & White forced 11 turnovers

 
By The Numbers
1:   Number of both Assists and Steals Jordan Booker needed to record a triple-double (3 more boards for a quadruple-double)
3:   The Sun Conference wins for Thomas
4:   Night Hawks Scoring Double-Digits
9:   TU-Made 3-Ptrs.
13: Team Steals for Thomas
17: Largest Lead for TU
41.4: Night Hawks' Field Percentage against The Sun Conference's second-best Field defense
78: Team Points
 
The Night Hawks will be back at home on January 14 to host the Mariners of Coastal Georgia.  Tipoff at TU Gymnasium is slated for 7:30 p.m.
 
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