Saint Mary's beats Middle Tennessee in First Four to advance
Matthew Dellavedova scored 22 points on Tuesday night and Saint Mary's got a good start on its second straight NCAA tournament appearance, beating Middle Tennessee 67-54 in the First Four.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Saint Mary's Gaels
67
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
54
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMC | 29 | 38 | 67 |
| MTSU | 20 | 34 | 54 |
UD Arena · 12,027 att.
Match Report
Team Stats
SMC
MTSU
21-46
FG
22-52
46
Field Goal %
42
8-14
3PT
4-12
57
Three Point %
33
17-25
FT
6-7
68
Free Throw %
86
33
Rebounds
28
8
Offensive Rebounds
6
25
Defensive Rebounds
22
9
Assists
14
3
Steals
4
0
Blocks
3
7
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
7
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
20
14
Largest Lead
3
Top Performers
SMC
- Matthew Dellavedova G MIN 38 · PTS 22 · FG 7-14
- Stephen Holt G MIN 35 · PTS 18 · FG 5-11
- Beau Levesque F MIN 29 · PTS 13 · FG 3-9
- Mitchell Young F MIN 26 · PTS 8 · FG 3-6
MTSU
- Marcos Knight G MIN 29 · PTS 16 · FG 7-14
- Kerry Hammonds II G MIN 30 · PTS 10 · FG 4-6
- Bruce Massey G MIN 27 · PTS 7 · FG 3-8
- Neiko Hunter F MIN 21 · PTS 10 · FG 4-6
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