2016-02-20



ROMEOVILLE, Ill.- On the final Great Lakes Valley Conference Saturday of the 2015-16 season, the Saint Joseph's College men's basketball team suffered an 87-62 loss at the hands of the Lewis Flyers at Neil Carey Arena.The Flyers (20-7, 12-5 GLVC) were fueled by a 48-14 advantage in points in the paint on the afternoon, and also by a 56 percent shot percentage from the field for the contest. SJC (9-18, 4-13 GLVC) was able to keep the game close for most of the first half, with the game always within three points until about mid-way through the first 20 minutes. After an 8-0 run by Lewis, Jordan Seele made good on a three-point play to put the Pumas back within six of the host Flyers, 20-14 with 8:15 on the first period clock.Lewis would push its lead back to as many as 12 in heading to the halftime break, but five points from Davone Daniels to close out the half sent the teams into the locker room with the Flyers ahead 33-26.After opening the second half by trading three-pointers from Delaney Blaylock and Nathan Tidwell, a pair of Seele free throw makes brought the Pumas back within five, 36-31, with 18 minutes to play. That would be as close as SJC would get, however, as the Flyers took off running with the game after that heading to the 87-62 victory.Daniels' 16 points led the Pumas, while CJ Hardaway chipped in 12. Tidwell added 11, and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Max Strus led all scorers with 19 points and added a game-high eight boards to his stat line.The Pumas head to the University of Indianapolis' Nicoson Hall for the final GLVC contest of the season Wednesday evening. Tip versus the Greyhounds will be 7:45 p.m. EST.

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