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82
Winner St. Joseph's (ME) SJC 1-1,0-0 Great Northeast
74
Wheaton (MA) WHE 1-1,0-0 NEWMAC
Winner
St. Joseph's (ME) SJC
1-1,0-0 Great Northeast
82
Final
74
Wheaton (MA) WHE
1-1,0-0 NEWMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Joseph's (ME) SJC 31 51 82
Wheaton (MA) WHE 37 37 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Monks Fend Off Lyons

NORTON, Massachusetts – Saint Joseph's College (1-1) secured their first win of the season with an 82-74 victory over Wheaton College (MA) (1-1)  in a non-conference men's basketball contest in the Wheaton Invitational on Saturday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Junior forward Wani Remijo scored 27 points and John Paul Frazier scored 20 points to lead the Saint Joseph's College men's basketball team over Wheaton College (MA), 82-74,tonight on the final night of the Wheaton Invitational at Emerson Gymnasium in Norton, Mass.

The Monks improve to 1-1 in the season. The Lyons fall to 1-1 on the year.

The Monks shot 59.6% (31-52) for the game, while holding the Lyons to a 40.9% (27-66) mark. The Monks owned a 33-31 rebounding margin but committed 16 turnovers in the game.

Silvano Ismail contributed with 16 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds and Wani Donato chipped in with 10 points on 5-8 shooting in addition to grabbing four rebounds. 

The Monks trailed in the game by six at the end of the first half and trailed by 11 in the second. During the last five minutes of play, the Monks pulled ahead to secure the win with points from John Paul Frazier, Derek Salvatore, Remijo Wani, and Wani Donato leaving the court with an eight point lead. 

STATS OF THE GAME:

Saint Joseph's pulled off the victory with the help of a solid 59.6% (31-52) shooting percentage and a 26.1% three-point shooting performance.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Remijo Wani finished the game with 27 points, six rebounds, and one assist
  • John Paul Frazier was 3-for-10 from downtown with 20 points and one board
  • Silvano Ismail tallied 16 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists
  • Wani Donato added 10 points with four rebounds and an assist

LEADERS – WHEATON:

  • Tristan Henry netted 23 points and two assists
  • Dimetri Iafrate added 16 points, two rebounds, and six assists
  • Eoin Morrissey scored thirteen points with four rebounds and three assists

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

Today's game marks the first contest between the Monks and the Lyons. 

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at WPI in the Ted Coughlin Memorial Tournament on Friday at 5:30pm

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