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Saints upend Seawolf men in Lacey

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Saints upend Seawolf men in Lacey

LACEY, Wash. – Mario Gill scored 16 points but the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team came up short in a 60-54 loss Thursday to Saint Martin's at Marcus Pavilion.

UAA (18-8, 10-5 GNAC) also got eight points and six points from senior forward Casey Robinson , however the Seawolves could not capitalize on an early 18-4 lead.

The Saints (13-12, 6-9), meanwhile, got 17 points and eight rebounds from senior forward Blake Poole, plus 11 points apiece from forwards Roger O'Neill and Jeremy Green. Green also had a game-high nine rebounds to help SMU earn a split of the regular-season series.

The Seawolves went ahead 23-14 on a short jumper from junior guard Lonnie Ridgeway at the 4:49 mark of the first half but the Saints answered with the final 10 points of the stanza to take a lead into the locker room.

SMU then opened the second half with a 12-2 spurt before UAA could respond. The Seawolves answered with a jumper by Gill (5-12 FG, 3-5 3FG, 3-3 FT) and a three-pointer from Robinson to make it 37-30 at the 12:44 mark, and drew within 53-52 on a trey from Gill with 3:29 remaining.

The Seawolves got stops on their next two defensive possessions but could not take advantage on the offensive end, and Poole extended the home team's lead on a pair of free throws with 2:10 showing. UAA could not convert again on its next three trips and the Saints sealed the game at the free throw line.

SMU went 18 of 23 at the charity stripe, while UAA made just eight trips to the line, converting seven.

The Seawolves, who were beginning a six-day, three-game road trip, travel next to Monmouth, Ore., to face Western Oregon on Saturday (6 p.m. AST). UAA then closes the regular season with an away-and-home series against Alaska Fairbanks on Tuesday and Wednesday. The season finale at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex will be shown live regionally on Fox Sports Net.


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Players Mentioned

Lonnie Ridgeway

#RS Lonnie Ridgeway

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6' 3"
Freshman
Casey Robinson

#44 Casey Robinson

F
6' 6"
Junior
Mario Gill

#2 Mario Gill

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6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lonnie Ridgeway

#RS Lonnie Ridgeway

6' 3"
Freshman
G
Casey Robinson

#44 Casey Robinson

6' 6"
Junior
F
Mario Gill

#2 Mario Gill

6' 2"
Junior
G