Box Score

Aquinas (Mich.) AQ 1-1

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 1-1

Aquinas (Mich.) AQ

1-1

Final

Oct. 29, 2016

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU

1-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Aquinas (Mich.) AQ	29	45	74
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU	30	36	66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 10/29/2016 12:00:00 AM

Men's Basketball falls to Aquinas on final day of CL/WHAC Challenge

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – In the second day of the Crossroads League/WHAC Challenge, the Spring Arbor University men's basketball team fell in a close game to Aquinas College 74-66. Freshman Paul Marandet led the Cougars with 15 points, going a perfect 6-for-6, including two 3-pointers in the second half.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 66, Aquinas 74

LOCATION: Mol Arena | Grand Rapids, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 1-1, Aquinas 1-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

Fresh off a big upset victory over the No. 8 ranked Cornerstone University Golden Eagles, the Cougars took a 30-29 into halftime thanks to a basket at the buzzer by junior Drew Zuidema.
However, the Saints came out firing as Jeremy Williamson hit four straight 3-pointers to put Aquinas on top 43-38 with 15:50 to play.
Marandet hit the second of his two 3-pointers with 10 minutes remaining to bring the Cougars back within one, and Tommy Hamilton would follow with back-to-back triples to give SAU a 58-55 edge at the 8:03 mark.
A 9-1 run by Aquinas, however, would give the Saints a lead that they would not surrender.
Senior Thomas Starks followed up his big night against Cornerstone with 11 points and five rebounds, and senior Xavier Prather crashed the boards and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds.
Spring Arbor closed the night shooting 42 percent (24-for-57) from the field and a strong 41 percent (7-for-17) from three-point range. Despite the loss, SAU held the edge on the glass as it out-rebounded Aquinas 42-35.
The Saints shot almost identical shooting 43 percent (26-for-60) on the night and 42 percent (8-for-19) from long range.

FOR THE SAINTS

Jeremy Williamson led Aquinas with 15 points, all coming from beyond the arc.
Two other Saints finished in double-digits. Jake Bullock finished with 15 points, one block and two rebounds, and Ryan Shall went a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe for a total of 12 points.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor (1-1) will return home to host the annual Trent Allen Memorial Tournament on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5. The Cougars will kick off the tournament against Madonna University (0-0) on Friday night at 6 p.m.