CHICAGO – In a battle for fourth place in the CCAC Conference and a home first round conference tournament game, the Roosevelt University men's basketball team lost to St. Xavier University by the score of 77-65 on "Senior Night" at the Goodman Center on Wednesday, February 16.  The Lakers now own a 12-9 record in the CCAC and a 17-11 record overall this season.

Prior to the start of the contest, the Lakers honored their 2021-22 senior class in a pregame ceremony.  Those seniors honored were Ayomide Ajiboye, Anthony Martinez, Matt Myers, Quin Riggins, Jarod Stonis, Eetu Villa, and manager Matt Robinson.

The Lakers held an early 7-4 lead just under three minutes into the game after Jarod Stonis knocked down a three-pointer.  However, the Cougars answered with 11 straight points to take a 15-7 advantage with 14:26 to go and pushed their lead to 21-10 two minutes later.  Roosevelt then went on a 13-2 run behind nine points from Trenton Kyler to tie the game at 23-23 with just under six minutes remaining in the first half.  St. Xavier closed out the final minutes with a 15-5 run to take control and lead 39-28 at the break.

In the second half, the Lakers cut the margin down to as few as six points and then trailed 68-61 with four minutes left to play.  Unfortunately, St. Xavier increased its lead back to double-digits and held off the Lakers for the 77-65 conference victory.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   St. Xavier             39           38           77
                Roosevelt            28           37           65

Records: Roosevelt 17-11, 12-9 (CCAC) | St. Xavier 17-12, 14-7 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Matt Myers registered 14 points, nine rebounds, & six assists
• Trenton Kyler also scored 14 points to go with eight rebounds
• Ayomide Ajiboye just missed out on a double-double with 10 points & nine rebounds
• The Lakers shot 34.8% overall & 34.4% from three-point range
• The Cougars shot 52.7% from the field & 38.9% from behind the arc
• SXU went 12-for-20 from the free throw line, while RU was 8-for-12 from the line

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 6-17 versus the Cougars in the all-time series
• SXU locked up fourth place in the CCAC, while the Lakers currently sit in fifth place in the league
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings
• The CCAC Conference Tournament begins on Wednesday, February 23

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel to University Park, Ill. on Saturday, February 19 to take on Governors State University in the regular season finale.  Tip-off is scheduled for 3pm at The ARC on the campus of Governors State.