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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

Rio Grande 76, SMWC 58
76
Winner Rio Grande RIO GRAN 13-4, 7-0
58
St. Mary-Woods ST. MARY 6-11, 1-6
Winner
Rio Grande RIO GRAN
13-4, 7-0
76
Final
58
St. Mary-Woods ST. MARY
6-11, 1-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rio Grande RIO GRAN 42 34 76
St. Mary-Woods ST. MARY 24 34 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Craig Pearson

Pomeroys fall to RSC-leading Rio Grande

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods played Rio Grande to a 34-34 tie in the second half but the Pomeroys fell to 6-10 overall and 1-6 in the River States Conference after a 76-58 loss inside Knoerle Center to Rio Grande. The Red Storm improved to 13-4 overall and remains the lone unbeaten team in the RSC with a 7-0 mark after Saturday's victory.
The RedStorm got their first separation with a 7-0 spurt during which they held SMWC without a point for four minutes to take a 15-7 advantage.
An Aaron Collins 3-pointer and a post move by Luke Brower pulled the Pomeroys within 17-13. The RedStorm, who shot 50 percent in the first half, continued to knock down jump shots and extended their lead to 25-15 by the 6:18 mark of the first half.
Elkin Ramirez connected on a 3-pointer to keep it a 30-20 deficit for SMWC with 5:17 to go in the half, but Rio Grande finished the first half with a flourish.
Miki Tadic, who had 20 points, drilled a 3-pointer with five seconds left in the half to cap a 12-4 run that put  Rio Grande ahead 42-24 at the break.
Keith Germain, averaging 16 points coming into Saturday's game, picked up two quick fouls and was limited to two points in the game.
But SMWC shot 46.2 percent from the field in the second half as the Pomeroys put together a solid 20 minutes. Tarik Dixon scored 12 of his team-high 19 points. Braden Edington came off the bench for all nine of his points in the second half.
Rio Grande, which ranks 28th in the NAIA in 3-point percentage at 38.2 percent and fourth in 3-pointers made, knocked down 6 of 11 from beyond the arc in the second half to keep the Pomeroys at a distance. Rio Grande was 12 for 29 from 3-point range in the game.
The Pomeroys held Rio Grande to 42.4 percent shooting in the second half overall with some solid defense. Rob DeSilvia and Edington each had two steals in the second half and Germain had a pair of blocked shots.
J.R. Lumsden scored seven of his 11 points in the second half.
The Pomeroys return to action next Saturday at home against IU Kokomo (12-5, 6-1 RSC), who leads the RSC West Division standings.
 
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