Dalhousie tops Saint Mary's 91-89
Dalhousie defeated Saint Mary's 91-89 on Wednesday, November 4 in Halifax, NS. It was an AUS conference game in men's basketball. Dalhousie won by 2 points, and the teams combined for 180.
Glen Cox set the pace for Dalhousie with 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting, plus 5 rebounds. Lydell Husbands-Browne finished with 15 and Riley Stewart had 12. Four Dalhousie players scored in double figures. Saint Mary's' leading scorer was Dawson John, with 21 points on 7-of-17 shooting. Jahsemar Olembe scored 14 and Ben Dale added 13.
Five Saint Mary's players reached double figures. Dalhousie shot 43.5% from the field (30-69) and made 10 of 27 three-pointers; Saint Mary's shot 50.0% (30-60) and went 11-for-28 from beyond the arc. At the line, Dalhousie made 21 of 32 free throws and Saint Mary's made 18 of 32.
Dalhousie recorded 11 assists to 14 for Saint Mary's. Dalhousie controlled the glass, outrebounding Saint Mary's 37-31. Jahsemar Olembe of Saint Mary's was the game's top rebounder with 9.
Ben Dale of Saint Mary's dished out a game-high 5 assists. Dalhousie committed 15 turnovers and Saint Mary's committed 16. Dalhousie finished with 14 steals to 6 for Saint Mary's.
Dalhousie next plays UNB on Friday, Nov. 6; Saint Mary's next plays UPEI on Friday, Nov. 13.
