Men's Basketball Suffers 61-54 Upset CCAC Conference Loss to St. Ambrose

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team was upset by St. Ambrose University by the score of 61-54 in a CCAC Conference game on Saturday, January 15 at Lee Lohman Arena.  The Lakers fell to 12-6 overall and 7-4 in the CCAC Conference this season.

The Lakers fell behind early in the contest and trailed 18-10 with 10:21 to play in the first half.  The visitors then scored the next eight points to tie the game at 18-18 behind two three-pointers by Anthony Martinez and a jumper by Matt Myers.  Roosevelt grabbed a brief lead at 22-20 on an Ayomide Ajiboye layup with 6:20 to go, but the Fighting Bees quickly regained the lead and led 29-24 at the half.

St. Ambrose continued to hold the lead in the second half and built a 44-32 advantage with 12:30 left to go in the game.  Andrew Veon then knocked down two three-pointers and added a layup, while Ajiboye had a dunk and Caleb Brown scored on a layup to spark a 12-0 run for the Lakers and tie the game up at 44-44 with 6:22 remaining.  However, the Fighting Bees answered by scoring the next six points to regain control of the game and went on to win 61-54.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            24           30           54
                St. Ambrose       29           32           61

Records: Roosevelt 12-6, 7-4 (CCAC) | St. Ambrose 7-11, 6-7 (CCAC)

Location: Lee Lohman Arena | Davenport, Iowa

KEY STATS

• Trenton Kyler led the Lakers with 17 points & added three steals
• Caleb Brown & Andrew Veon both added eight points
• Ayomide Ajiboye had six points & six rebounds
• The Lakers shot 36.1% from the field, 19.4% from three-point range, & 40% from the charity stripe
• The Fighting Bees were 44.2% from the field & 41.7% from behind the arc
• SAU held a 50 to 24 advantage in rebounding

NEWS & NOTES

• The two teams split the season series with RU winning the first game 92-75 on December 9
• The Lakers are now 8-7 versus the Fighting Bees in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference play on Wednesday, January 19 when they host Olivet Nazarene University.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.