ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team turned around a 10-point first half deficit into an eight-point United East Conference win Friday night (Feb. 17). St. Mary's College (11-13, 6-9 UEC) completed the season sweep of SUNY Morrisville (11-13, 7-8 UEC) with an 82-74 victory.
 
How It Happened

• Morrisville scored the first bucket of the game and stayed ahead for more than half of the first stanza, building a 34-24 advantage with 7:25 remaining in the opener thanks to a three-pointer by Chad Vickers.
• During the Mustangs hold on the game, St. Mary's tied the game twice – once at 18:17 (5-5) and again at 11:55 (20-20) on two-point baskets by sophomore forward Naz Fisher (Washington, D.C./Washington Latin) and first-year guard Micah Henry (Laurel, Md./Hammond), respectively.
• A three-pointer by junior forward Hollique Johnson (Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill) at 5:58 sparked a 19-5 run to close out the half and send the Seahawks into the locker room with a 43-39 edge.
• The two sides traded leads in the first three minutes of the second frame before Jordan Coard ignited a 12-6 run at 17:21 which helped Morrisville regain a 57-52 lead five minutes later as Coard capped the run.
• Johnson once again responded for St. Mary's as his two-point jump shot in the paint started another big run, this time a 19-6 push to give the Seahawks their biggest lead of the game, 71-63, at 4:24.
• Tron Smith drained a three-point shot with 1:04 remaining to cut the Mustang deficit to 75-72 but Morrisville would get no closer as St. Mary's closed out the game by going 5-of-6 at the free throw line and first-year guard Keon Wright (Jessup, Md./Chapelgate Christian) sealed the win with a fastbreak layup as 14 ticks remained.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Tonight, the Seahawks scored a season second-best 82 points to improve to 5-0 all-time against Morrisville.
• St. Mary's was dominant in the paint, notching 52 of its points inside the key.
• Behind a career- and game-high 13 rebounds from Johnson, the Seahawks gobbled up all the boards to end the night with a 46-33 rebounding margin.
• The game ended with five lead changes and four tied scores.

 
St. Mary's Game Notes

• Henry finished the evening with a game-best 21 points while dishing out five dimes and adding three rebounds.
• Johnson racked up his second double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 boards.
• Senior guard Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) contributed 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and a season-tying four steals.
• Wright scored in double figures for the second time this season as he chipped in 10 points plus two assists.
• St. Mary's shot 53.3-percent (32-60) from the floor for the game, including 59.26-percent (16-27) in the second half.

 
Morrisville Game Notes

• Brandon Kulakowski paced the Mustangs in their second straight loss with 19 points and nine caroms.
• Morrisville's shooting dropped from 46.9-percent (15-32) in the first half to 34.3-percent (12-35) over the final 20 minutes.

 
Up Next for the Seahawks

• Feb. 18 vs. Wells (14-10, 9-6 UEC) – St. Mary's City, Md. – 3:00 p.m. (Senior Day/Military Recognition Game)

 
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