Gaffney, S.C.– Limestone's men's basketball faced LMU in a South Atlantic Conference weekday match up with the Railsplitters coming out on top 83-77. Limestone falls to a record of (3-5, SAC 0-4) as LMU improves on their season (5-1, SAC 3-0).
Key Players:
- Sirr Hughes (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) was the standout player for Limestone with 28 points as he hit his career high.
- Greg McKay (Nassau, Bahamas) ended the game with 21 points.
- Isayah Owen (Inman, S.C.) finished the game with 16 points for the Saints.
STORY OF THE GAME:
First Half:
- LMU went on a run in the first few minutes of the game as they went up 5-0.
- Trevon Payton (Lilburn, Ga.) made a jumper to get things started for the Saints as he cut into the lead 5-2.
- Railsplitters built their lead to 10 with a three-pointer from EJ Smith bringing the score to 16-6.
- Yaturi Bolton (Goose Creek, S.C.) hit a three as the Saints cut into the seven-point lead LMU had built 16-9.
- McKay pulled up on back-to-back jumpers, cutting the lead to 10 as the team was down 25-15.
- LMU built their lead to 15 with a tip-in from Osmar Garcia-Araujo as they went up 32-17.
- Limestone closed out the half with a layup made by Owens as they shrunk the lead down to five, bringing the score to 41-36.
Second Half:
- LMU started the second half by hitting two free throws making the score 43-36.
- The Railsplitters built their lead to 11 however, Hughes attacked the rim as the score was now 52-43.
- Payton connected on a three from the wing as LMU was still ahead 66-57.
- Payton hit two free throws as the lead was now down to three 70-67.
- Elyjah Freeman made a layup for LMU putting them up 79-72.
- Hughes attacked the paint making the layup as they cut the lead to 4 points 81-77.
- LMU ended the night with Freeman hitting two free throws, bringing the final 83-77.
Up Next: The Saints hit the road on December 7
th as they take on Carson-Newman starting at 4:00 p.m..
