Men's Basketball Moves to 3-0, Dismantles Kingsmen Academy 115-72
November 12, 2022

Men's Basketball Moves to 3-0, Dismantles Kingsmen Academy 115-72

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Santa Fe men's basketball hosted local Kingsmen Academy on Saturday afternoon, and used a balanced attack to win decisively, 115-72.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The two teams went back-and-forth in the opening minutes, and SF led 22-21 at the under-10-minute media timeout.

The Saints were able to extend the advantage and led 38-31 as the clock went under five minutes in the opening half.

An 18-0 run from the hosts then widened the gap and seemed to take the wind out of the sails of Kingsmen Academy after a solid start.

SF converted on four three-pointers during the stretch of play, two of which came from the right-hand of Cole Deptula.

With a sizeable 59-36 advantage at the halftime whistle, the Saints took care of business in the final 20-minutes to put the game out of reach, opening up a lead that grew as large as 47 points.

STATISTICS

The rebounding battle went to the Saints convincingly, 54-31. Kordell Brown led the way with nine rebounds.

SF had their most prolific three-point shooting game of the season, sinking 19-of-36 from beyond the arc. The 19 triples was just one off the program-record mark of 20.

Seven different players notched double-digit points and 11 scored in what was a balanced box score for the Saints.

SF spread the wealth and assisted on 29 of their 45 made field goals.

Giovanni Baerga-Uselis made his season-debut and put in a team-high 16 points, and Deptula matched him with a season-high 16 of his own on 5-of-7 shooting from three-point land.

Nasir Mann (13), Jalen Speer (12), Brown (11), Tom Di Maria (11), and Jonathan Renois (10) were the others to put up double-digit points on the offensive end.

 

Coach Mowry: "It was great to get back on the court after the postponement on Thursday, and I was pleased to see contributions from a lot of different guys today. Now we get ready to head to Hillsborough on Wednesday."

UP NEXT

Santa Fe will aim to remain unbeaten when it travels to play Hillsborough on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m.

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