PROVIDENCE, RI - GNAC counterpart Johnson and Wales University (2-9, 1-3 GNAC) dealt Saint Joseph's (9-4, 3-3) a 75-72 loss on Tuesday night. Ray Eatmon '10 (Huntington, NY) collected his first double-double of the year and posted game-highs with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

Sophomore Tyler Kelley (Saco, ME) netted 13 points and posted a 3-4 effort from beyond the arc and senior Elbie Murphy (Loudonville, NY) scored 10 points and added four rebounds and four assists in the setback for the Monks. Sophomore Chris Davis (New York, NY) chipped in with nine points, junior Alberto Rue (Jamaica Plain, MA) scored seven and freshman Zach O'Brien (Schenectady, NY) grabbed seven boards in the conference setback.

Leading the way for Johnson & Wales was freshman Lamont Thomas (Providence, RI) who scored 20 and added five rebounds and five assists. Junior Darren Faust (Queens, NY) added 15 points, three steals and two boards for the Wildcats. Freshman Tavarius Roberson (Orlando, FL) and junior Justin Adams (Providence, RI) were both in double figures with 14 and 10 respectively in the win for the Wildcats.

After trading baskets throughout the early stages of the first half, St. Joseph's went on a 6-0 run to take a 14-8 lead on a three-pointer by freshman Chris Petzy (East Kingston, NH) with 14:04 left in the first half. The visiting Monks led by as many as eight in the first half after a free throw by Rue made the score 20-12 with 10:07 remaining in the stanza. Johnson & Wales responded with a 19-5 run, capped by a layup by Thomas to take the 31-25 with 5:02 left in the first half. The Wildcats then took the 37-32 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Johnson & Wales controlled the action early in the second half and took the 55-44 advantage on a three point basket by Thomas with 11:56 left in the contest. St. Joseph's chipped away at the lead and made the game 64-63 after a traditional three-point play by Murphy with 5:04 left in the contest. The Wildcats led by as many down the stretch when Justin Adams' two free throws gave the team the 71-65 lead with :56 left on the clock. The game would come down to the final possession, however when Murphy made the first of two free throws to make the score 75-72 with four seconds on the clock. After he missed the second free throw, the Monks secured the rebound, but Murphy's three-point attempt as time expired was just short, giving JWU the 75-72 victory.

Saint Joseph's will travel to Mount Ida on Saturday, January 17th for a 3:00 PM conference contest. The Wildcats will return to action on Thursday, January 15th when they travel to Mount Ida for a GNAC contest, starting at 6:00 PM.


Newspaper Box Score
St. Joseph's (Me.) vs Johnson & Wales
01/13/98 7:00 p.m. at Providence, R.I. (Harborside RAC)
At Providence, R.I. (Harborside RAC)
JOHNSON & WALES 75, ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 72
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) (10-3, 4-2)
Ray Eatmon 10-13 1-1 21; Tyler Kelley 5-8 0-0 13; Elbie Murphy 4-7 2-9 10;
Chris Davis 2-5 5-6 9; Alberto Rue 2-5 3-4 7; Zach O'Brien 2-8 1-1 5; Scot
Vachon 2-6 0-0 4; Chris Petzy 1-3 0-0 3; R. J. Mattison 0-0 0-0 0; T. J.
Tandberg 0-0 0-0 0; Alonso Davis 0-0 0-0 0; Mitch Ouellet 0-4 0-1 0; Anthony
Savino 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 12-22 72.
JOHNSON & WALES (2-9, 1-3)
Lamonte Thomas 7-13 4-6 20; Darren Faust 6-10 0-0 15; Tavarius Roberson 7-13
0-1 14; Justin Adams 3-5 3-4 10; Robert Williams 2-9 3-4 8; Marcus Crenshaw
3-6 0-0 6; David Dale 1-1 0-0 2; Xavier Lewis 0-0 0-0 0; Calvin Jones 0-0
0-0 0; Paul Nicholson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-58 10-15 75.
St. Joseph's (Me.)............ 32 40 - 72
Johnson & Wales............... 37 38 - 75
3-point goals--St. Joseph's (Me.) 4-13 (Tyler Kelley 3-4; Chris Petzy 1-2;
Chris Davis 0-2; Alberto Rue 0-2; Scot Vachon 0-1; Elbie Murphy 0-2),
Johnson & Wales 7-25 (Darren Faust 3-5; Lamonte Thomas 2-7; Justin Adams
1-3; Robert Williams 1-5; Tavarius Roberson 0-5). Fouled out--St. Joseph's
(Me.)-None, Johnson & Wales-None. Rebounds--St. Joseph's (Me.) 37 (Ray
Eatmon 10), Johnson & Wales 31 (Lamonte Thomas 5). Assists--St. Joseph's
(Me.) 14 (Scot Vachon 5), Johnson & Wales 10 (Lamonte Thomas 5). Total
fouls--St. Joseph's (Me.) 19, Johnson & Wales 22. Technical fouls--St.
Joseph's (Me.)-Anthony Savino, Johnson & Wales-None. A-125

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