Wednesday, November 25
Sioux Falls, SD
11:00 AM
Saint Mary's College of California
0-1,0-0WCC
56
vs
73
Memphis
1-0,0-0AAC
1
2
F
Saint Mary's (CA)
26
30
56
Memphis
43
30
73
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Photo by: Richard Carlson/Inertia
Photo by: Richard Carlson/Inertia
Photo by: Richard Carlson/Inertia
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
MBB | Tass Returns To Lead Gaels In Loss To Memphis
11/25/2020 2:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Saint Mary's men's basketball team opened the 2020-21 season in an exciting event at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. The Gaels dropped the opener 73-56 to Memphis Wednesday afternoon.
The game marked the second straight year the Gaels opened the season at the Sanford Pentagon. Last year Saint Mary's beat Wisconsin in overtime to open the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Mary's looked sharp early on to the start the game, taking an early 8-0 lead out of the gates. Memphis applied its traditional aggressive full court style defense after that and helped get them back in the game. The Tigers took a 43-26 lead into the break after scoring the final seven points.
In the second half, the Gaels cut into the Tigers lead midway through, trailing by 10 with seven minutes left in the game. Memphis kept Saint Mary's at bay after that.
Overall, Matthias Tass returned to the starting lineup and showed his offseason work paid off with a team-high 15 points and added six rebounds and three assists. Sophomore Alex Ducas chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds and Tommy Kuhse had eight points, five rebounds and four assists.
QUOTABLE:
NUMBERS TO KNOW:
UP NEXT:
Saint Mary's will face Northern Iowa game on Thursday at 2 p.m. (PT) on ESPN in their second game of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic.
The game marked the second straight year the Gaels opened the season at the Sanford Pentagon. Last year Saint Mary's beat Wisconsin in overtime to open the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Mary's looked sharp early on to the start the game, taking an early 8-0 lead out of the gates. Memphis applied its traditional aggressive full court style defense after that and helped get them back in the game. The Tigers took a 43-26 lead into the break after scoring the final seven points.
In the second half, the Gaels cut into the Tigers lead midway through, trailing by 10 with seven minutes left in the game. Memphis kept Saint Mary's at bay after that.
Overall, Matthias Tass returned to the starting lineup and showed his offseason work paid off with a team-high 15 points and added six rebounds and three assists. Sophomore Alex Ducas chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds and Tommy Kuhse had eight points, five rebounds and four assists.
QUOTABLE:
- "We played a good team. We were excited to play and it was nice to have the opportunity to play college basketball today. I thought their defense in the first half sped us up a little bit and we didn't play well against it. We started out well in the first half, but their defense helped them get into transition against us." – Randy Bennett
- "We started off well, but after that they started pressing and we started rushing. We still got good shots, but we need to keep moving the ball and play slower. We didn't shoot well today, so we just have to be ready tomorrow to bounce back and bring everything we have." – Matthias Tass
NUMBERS TO KNOW:
- 5: Newcomers that made their debut on Wednesday afternoon. Lemet Bockler, Judah Brown, Jabe Mullins, Mitchell Saxen and Matt Van Komen got their first action in a Saint Mary's uniform.
- 15: Junior center Matthias Tass had a team high in his return from injury last year.
- 10: The combo of Logan Johnson and Tommy Kuhse in the backcourt, combined for 10 total rebounds, each recording five boards.
UP NEXT:
Saint Mary's will face Northern Iowa game on Thursday at 2 p.m. (PT) on ESPN in their second game of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic.
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Team Stats
SMC
Mem
FG%
.339
.433
3FG%
.056
.438
FT%
.750
.615
RB
38
41
TO
13
10
STL
2
7
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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