Box Score LOUISVILLE, KY. -- The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods men's basketball team led from start to finish to pick up a 78-64 win during its season opener Thursday night at Simmons College (Ky.).
Tarik Dixon (Gary, Ind./Wabash Valley College) scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half, guiding the Pomeroys to a 46-33 edge at halftime.
Luke Brower (Sarasota Springs, Utah) added 14 points and hit a timely 3-pointer as Simmons College made a run during the second-half.
J.R. Lumsden (Toledo, Ohio/Lakeland Community College) scored an efficient 16 points, hitting 7 of 13 from the field and chipped in six rebounds and a pair of steals. Elkin Ramirez (Indianapolis, Ind./Providence Cristo Rey) hit two 3-pointers on his way to 10 points and had a team-high five assists.
SMWC (1-0) finished 49 percent (13 for 63) from the field and 38 percent (8 for 21) from 3-point range.
We managed to execute pretty well whenever we got in the halfcourt and we were able to get some easy looks in the paint," first-year coach Mike Hunter said.
Davin Miller added eight points and two steals off the bench.
The Pomeroys were without 6-foot-8 forward Dakota Sampson (ankle), who could return later this month. SMWC returns to action Saturday at Great Lakes Christian. The Pomeroys' home opener is slated for Thursday at Hamilton Arena when Simmons College makes the trip to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Terre Haute's Braden Edington (Terre Haute, Ind./North Vigo) chipped in four points.
 
SMWC (1-0) – Luke Brower 5-8 2-4 14, Aaron Collins 2-7 0-0 5, Elkin Ramirez 4-9 0-0 10, J.R. Lumsden 7-13 1-2 16, Tarik Dixon 7-16 3-5 18, Braden Edington 2-2 0-0 4, Davin Miller 3-7 2-2 8, Robert DeSilvia 1-1 0-0 3, Cam Atchinson 0-0 0-0 0, Jesse Burdick 0-0 0-2 0, J.J. Evans 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 FG, 8-15 FT, 78 TP.
SIMMONS COLLEGE (0-3) – Evan Frederick 0-5 2-2 2, Phillip Richards Jr. 2-4 0-1 4, Gavin Withrow 4-8 1-2 9, Jonathon Henry 6-15 0-0 15, James Moore 6-10 1-1 14, Cameron Maddox 0-3 1-1 1, Deondrai Williams 3-4 4-6 11, Jaheim Foreman 1-2 0-0 2, Mario McWain 0-1 0-0 0, Segeven Melton 3-9 0-0 6. Totals 25-61 FG, 9-13 FT, 64 TP.
Halftime score – SMWC 46, Simmons College 33. Rebounds – SMWC 36 (Lumsden 6, Brower 6, Miller 5, Simmons 37 (Foreman 6). Assists – SMWC 15 (Ramirez 5, Dixon 3, Brower 2), Simmons 9 (Henry 4). Steals – SMWC 8 (Collins 2, Lumsden 2, Miller 2, Edington 1, Ramirez 1), Simmons 9 (Moore 3). Blocks – SMWC 3 (Dixon 2, Lumsden), Simmons 3 (Richards 2). Turnovers – SMWC 16, Simmons 19. 3-point shooting – SMWC 8-21 (Brower 2-3, Ramirez 2-7, Collins 1-3, Dixon 1-5, DeSilvia 1-1), Simmons 5-19 (Henry 3-5, Williams 1-2, McSwain 0-1, Melton 0-4, Frederick 0-2). Total fouls – SMWC 14, Simmons 15.