StFX downs Cape Breton 93-74
In men's basketball on Friday, October 23 in Antigonish, NS, StFX came away with a 93-74 win over Cape Breton in an AUS conference game. Cape Breton lost by 19 in a game that produced 167 total points.
D.J. Jackson paced StFX with 24 points on 8-of-19 shooting, plus 8 rebounds. Nicolas Niare chipped in 14 and Kyle Dorsey had 12. Four StFX players scored in double figures. Cape Breton's leading scorer was Elijah Bell-Haynes, with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting. Mathieu Nader-Kalombo scored 9 and Tailon Crawford added 9.
StFX shot 36.9% from the field (31-84) and made 10 of 39 three-pointers; Cape Breton shot 41.2% (28-68) and went 4-for-19 from beyond the arc. At the line, StFX made 21 of 28 free throws and Cape Breton made 14 of 31. StFX recorded 17 assists to 8 for Cape Breton.
Cape Breton won the rebounding battle 48-47, but it was not enough. StFX committed 15 turnovers and Cape Breton committed 23. StFX finished with 10 steals to 8 for Cape Breton.
StFX next plays UNB on Saturday, Nov. 14; Cape Breton next plays Acadia on Friday, Nov. 6.
