ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team concluded the 2025-26 season Wednesday night (Feb. 18) in the first round of the 2026 United East Conference Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. No. 7 seed St. Mary's College (10-14) dropped an 80-71 decision to No. 10 seed Keystone College (8-18).
 
How It Happened

• The first half featured nine tied scores and five lead changes. The Seahawks claimed the game's opening lead on a bucket by first-year forward Tristan Thompson (Urbana, Md./Urbana) and went on to build a six-point advantage twice in the first half.
• SMCM led 18-12 at 10:16 following an 8-2 spurt capped by a basket from senior captain JD Salo (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) and then 36-30 with 1:46 remaining in the first half as first-year forward Evan Quintero (Fallston, Md./Gilman) connected on a pair of free throws to end a 9-3 run.
• Keystone used an 8-0 push at the end of the half, including a dunk by Ahmodrion Jones, to carry the momentum and a 38-36 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Giants converted 12 first-half turnovers by the hosts into 17 points while controlling the paint with a 28-18 margin.
• Back-to-back triples by first-year guard Khairi Hyde (Gaithersburg, Md./Wootton) returned the lead, 42-40, back to St. Mary's College early in the second half. The game was back-and-forth with Salo using an old-fashioned three-point play at 10:03 to knot the game at 56-all.
• Jones sparked a 10-2 run over the next four minutes to break the draw and hand Keystone a three-possession advantage. It was a lead that the Giants would not relinquish as the Seahawks would pull no closer than 70-64 with 4:15 remaining in the game.

 
Inside the Box Score

• SMCM won the rebounding battle, cleaning the glass to a tune of 48-35 as Quintero hauled in a career-best 10 boards for the second time this season.
• St. Mary's College was 13-of-31 from the field in each half, finishing the game with a .419-field goal percentage.
• The Seahawks committed 21 turnovers, which led to 31 points for Keystone, while only connecting on 12-of-26 free throws.

 
St. Mary's College Game Notes

• Quintero led SMCM with his first career double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds plus two blocks.
• Hyde and senior captain Jake Koverman (Severna Park, Md./Southern) each contributed 11 points. Hyde also dished out four assists and grabbed two boards while Koverman added seven caroms and three dimes.

 
Keystone Game Notes

• Jden Golding led all players with 29 points while Jones finished with 22 in the Giants' second straight win.

 
Up Next for the Seahawks

• Season Complete

 
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