Lima, Ohio – The Saints' knack for close games continued tonight (Feb. 14) with a road match against the UNOH Racers. AQ was the beneficiary of a last-second three to win the game last Saturday (Feb. 10) when Ryan Weir swished it from the corner. Tonight, AQ was on the receiving end of it as the Racers connected on a three with just seconds left to run away with the win.

The result moves AQ to 13-12 on the season with a 10-9 conference record. UNOH improves to 7-18 with a 6-13 WHAC record.

UNOH 80, Aquinas 78

The start of the first half was all UNOH as the Racers held Aquinas to just two points over the first six minutes of the contest, outscoring the Saints 18-2. Donovan Brown-Boyd got a bit of a run going to kickstart AQ's offense. Weir then connected on back-to-back threes to bring AQ within seven with seven minutes to go.

Despite the rough start, a layup at the end of the half from Devon Boyd brought Aquinas within just two points after trailing by 16 earlier in the half. Boyd led the team in scoring over the first half with 13 points on 5-7 shooting.

A three from Jared Lary early in the second half gave AQ its first lead of the contest. Brown-Boyd then connected on a three of his own to give AQ a two-possession lead. AQ maintained a slim lead throughout the next ten minutes, leading by as much as 10 after a Samuel Medendorp layup. However, the Racers raced back, reducing the deficit to just one with three minutes to play.

Both teams missed a couple of shots until Boyd scored a layup for a three-point lead with 1:35 left on the clock. The Racers immediately responded with a layup of their own to bring the game back within one.

AQ was unable to respond with any points due to a pair of turnovers and, with just seconds left on the clock, UNOH scored a three to steal the game.

By the Numbers

The box score was even between the two sides with AQ leading in points in the paint (36-26), second-chance points (13-4), rebounds (40-31), and free throw percentage (76.9%-64%). The Racers had a higher field goal percentage (46.4-42.6), blocks (6-3), steals (9-7), and bench points (18-6).

Boyd crushed his career high points total tonight with 27 points on 10-18 shooting. He added five boards, two assists, and a block to a very busy night.

Brown-Boyd had a good game himself, scoring 24 points as the two Boyds combined for 51 points. Additionally, he grabbed seven boards, had one assist, two blocks, and three steals.

Lary ended the contest with an 11-11 stat line, recording 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Up Next

AQ has a tough matchup next with No. 14-ranked Madonna next on the schedule. That game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 17).