Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Aquinas College men's basketball team hosted Goshen for the final AQ home contest of the 2024 calendar year on Thursday (Dec. 19). After trailing by 14 points, the Saints rallied a comeback and then some as they took the contest in a confident fashion with a final scoreline of 82-73.
Aquinas 82, Goshen 73
AQ popped into action by collecting the jump ball leading to a
Devon Boyd three-pointer just seconds into the contest. The Saints did strike first but the Maple Leaves managed to return to the rim adamantly as they extended their advantage early into the first.
GC's extension went as far as +14 points (25-11), but the Saints began to pull back and remap their approach. Aquinas's renewed approach trickled and then began to flow as the Saints began to find their stride as the half neared its conclusion. With the final horn, AQ had turned the tide and marched back on the deficit to just a single point (36-35).
In the second half, both teams earned respective runs on the scoreboard but AQ kept the Maple Leaves at a distance with their second-half strength. With the conclusion of the second, the Saints had defeated a 14-point disadvantage and finished on top with a +9 advantage of their own (82-73).
By the Numbers
- AQ capitalized on turnovers finding 19 points to GC's nine
- AQ fought their way back with 19 second chance points to Goshen's four
- The paint was a contested zone as Aquinas found 36 to the Maple Leave's 34
- Four Saints paved the way with double-digit points, Caden Pokorzynski (23), Boyd (15), Jadakiss Lewis (13), and David Day (10)
Up Next
The Saints will hold away play for their final contest of 2024, as they will make way to Bowling Green for an exhibition on Monday (Dec. 23).
