Frostburg, Md. – Senior captain Tanner Brooks (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's School) scored the team's last seven points to propel the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team to a 65-64 road win Saturday afternoon over Frostburg State University.

Frostburg State (6-15, 4-10 CAC) was 1:18 away from picking up its first-ever season sweep of the Seahawks since joining the conference in 2010-11. The Bobcats held a 62-58 advantage after senior James Peters (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) finished off the old-fashioned three-point play.

Brooks cut the lead to two at 1:04 before sophomore Tyler Michael (Cresaptown, Md./Fort Hill) brought FSU's lead back up to four with 44 seconds left. Brooks took over from there, draining a three with 34 seconds remaining and then hit a pair of free throws with five ticks on the clock. Michael launched a three as time expired but the shot bounced back hard off the backboard.

Brooks finished the night with a game-high 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including four triples, and went 6-for-7 at the charity stripe. Sophomore captain Delaszo Smith (Baltimore, Md./Annapolis) was the other Seahawk to break double-digits with 15 as Smith connected on two three-pointers and notched four steals, four assists, and four rebounds.

St. Mary's (10-11, 6-8 CAC) is now in a two-way tie for sixth with Marymount (Va.) University (9-12, 6-8 CAC) in the Capital Athletic Conference standings following today's victory. The Seahawks will remain on the road for their next game, traveling to York College of Pennsylvania (9-12, 5-9 CAC) on Wednesday, February 10th. Tip-off is at 8:00 p.m.

The Seahawks established an early lead and held a 16-15 advantage at 9:29 behind a pair of free throws from senior guard Garrett Snoops (Millersville, Md./Archbishop Spalding). Frostburg State gained the upper hand from there and closed out the half by outscoring St. Mary's, 21-15, for a 37-30 halftime advantage.

Brooks notched 14 points in the first 20 minutes to lead all scorers while Michael and sophomore Dalton Gaus (Cumberland, Md./Fort Hill) each had 10 to pace the Bobcats.

Frostburg doubled its lead in the second half, posting a 49-35 lead at 15:24 as a three-pointer by senior guard Nick Smoot (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mills) capped a 12-5 run to begin the final 20 minutes. The Bobcats controlled the tempo in the second half until the final minute and a half when Brooks took over.

Michael finished the day with 16 while Smoot contributed 11 and Gaus ended with his 10 first-half points. First-year forward Edwin Cole (Beltsville, Md./High Point) paced FSU off the bench with 11 rebounds.

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