JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Looking to ride the momentum gained from their last contest, the Lincoln University men’s basketball team ran into a roadblock in St. Mary’s, as the Rattles rolled to the 73-45 victory Saturday afternoon in Heartland Conference action inside Jason Gym.
St. Mary’s (11-9, 6-4 HC) opened the game on a 7-2 run over the first four minutes to set the tone for the afternoon.
Lincoln (3-16, 1-9 HC) fought back, taking the lead at the 11:57 mark on a jumper by junior Michael Dorton to give the Blue Tigers the 12-11 advantage.
Lincoln took a two-point advantage at the 4:53 mark on a jumper by freshman Anthony Welch to make it 21-19, but that would be the largest and last lead of the night for the Blue Tigers.
Junior Darrius Gaters helped keep the game close at halftime, as he delivered a three at the buzzer to cut St. Mary’s halftime lead to five, 32-27.
The Blue Tigers trimmed the lead down to six just over two minutes into the second half on a jumper by junior Eric Jones, but that would be as close as Lincoln would get the rest of the game.
Three Blue Tigers reached double-figures, with Gaters, Dorton and Welch all tallying 10 points each.
Jeremy Fonteneaux nearly scored as many points as he did minutes played, as he led the Rattlers and all-scorers with 20 points in just 23 minutes on the court.
St. Mary’s also did a nice job defensively, as Lincoln shot just 27.3 percent (15-55) from the field, while the Rattlers shot just a shade over 50 percent going 29-for-57 (50.9)
Lincoln will return to action on Thursday, Feb. 4 on the road against Heartland Conference opponent St. Edward’s with tipoff set for 8 p.m.
St. Mary's (Texas) vs Lincoln University
01/30/10 4:30 at Jefferson City, MO
At Jefferson City, MO
ST. MARY'S (TEXAS) 73, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 45
ST. MARY'S (TEXAS) (11-9, 6-4 HC)
Jeremy Fonteneaux 10-13 0-0 20; Kevin Kotzur 5-8 4-4 14; Gordon Ward 4-8 0-0
9; Jeff Campbell 2-7 2-2 7; Curtis Mitchell 3-6 0-0 7; Brad Hubenak 3-5 0-0
6; Darren Lee 1-4 2-2 5; D.J. Castro 1-2 2-2 4; John Roberts 0-3 1-2 1; Jeff
Steinbaugh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 11-12 73.
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (3-16, 1-9 HC)
Welch, Anthony 4-10 2-2 10; Gaters, Darrius 4-11 0-1 10; Dorton, Michael 3-9
4-8 10; Booker, Lionel 1-7 2-2 5; Spearman, Ryan 1-10 2-2 4; Jones, Eric 2-2
0-0 4; Morris, Matt 0-2 2-2 2; Brumfield, Donald 0-2 0-0 0; Rodriguez,
Cameron 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-55 12-17 45.
St. Mary's (Texas)............ 32 41 - 73
Lincoln University............ 27 18 - 45
3-point goals--St. Mary's (Texas) 4-10 (Gordon Ward 1-2; Curtis Mitchell
1-2; Jeff Campbell 1-2; Darren Lee 1-3; John Roberts 0-1), Lincoln
University 3-13 (Gaters, Darrius 2-3; Booker, Lionel 1-4; Spearman, Ryan
0-3; Rodriguez, Cameron 0-2; Welch, Anthony 0-1). Fouled out--St. Mary's
(Texas)-None, Lincoln University-Dorton, Michael. Rebounds--St. Mary's
(Texas) 36 (Kevin Kotzur 8), Lincoln University 31 (Welch, Anthony 6).
Assists--St. Mary's (Texas) 15 (Curtis Mitchell 5), Lincoln University 8
(Spearman, Ryan 5). Total fouls--St. Mary's (Texas) 16, Lincoln University
14. Technical fouls--St. Mary's (Texas)-None, Lincoln University-Dorton,
Michael. A-322