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James Crimaudo at Salisbury (11.12.24)
Bill Wood
81
Winner St. Mary's (MD) SMCM 3-3, 1-0 UE
73
Gallaudet GALM 0-6, 0-1 UE
Winner
St. Mary's (MD) SMCM
3-3, 1-0 UE
81
Final
73
Gallaudet GALM
0-6, 0-1 UE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Mary's (MD) SMCM 42 39 81
Gallaudet GALM 29 44 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Nairem Moran '99

SMCM Men’s Basketball Starts Conference Play with a Win

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team opened United East Conference action Tuesday night (Nov. 26) with a road win. St. Mary's College (3-3, 1-0 UEC) handed Gallaudet University (0-6, 0-1 UEC) an 81-73 loss for the Seahawks' third consecutive win.
 
How It Happened
  • SMCM broke open a neck-and-neck game, in which the visitors held an 18-17 edge at 8:02, with a layup by first-year forward Yassine Idrissa (Rockville, Md./Wootton). Idrissa's bucket sparked a 15-0 run and sent St. Mary's College into halftime with a 42-29 advantage.
  • An 18-7 run to start the second half put the Bison back in the contest as Gallaudet pulled within two with 12:49 remaining in the game. The hosts stayed on the Seahawks' heels until SMCM outscored the Bison, 22-10, over a nine-minute span to distance themselves with a 76-62 margin with 1:48 left in the game.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • St. Mary's College finished the game shooting 49-percent from the field after posting a .542-field goal percentage in the first half.
  • Gallaudet posted a 38-29 rebounding margin behind Blessed Mbogo's game-high 10 boards while the Bison dominated paint, 42-28.
 
St. Mary's College Game Notes
  • The Seahawks' scoring leader was first-year guard Tjay Beckles (Baltimore, Md./Overlea), who dropped a game- and career-best 23 points on 4-of-7 shooting from downtown. Beckles also added three caroms and three assists.
  • Sophomore guard Ree Smith (Baltimore, Md./City College HS) and first-year forward Yassine Idrissa (Rockville, Md./Wootton) each tallied 17 points. Smith collected a career-best seven assists, added six rebounds, and notched a season-high two blocks while Idrissa blocked a career-best five shots and chipped in five boards.
  • Sophomore guard James Lerner (Herndon, Va./Maret) tallied 14 points while first-year guard James Crimaudo (Riva, Md./South River) came off the bench to contribute 10 points.
 
Gallaudet Game Notes
  • Mbogo paced the Bison with a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double in Gallaudet's second loss to the Seahawks this season.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Dec. 4 at Notre Dame (Md.) (2-3, 1-0 UEC) – Baltimore, Md. (MBK Sports Complex) – 7 pm
  • Dec. 7 vs. Valley Forge (5-3, 0-0 UEC) – Phoenixville, Pa. (The Pit) – 3 pm
 
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