Box Score
It was a game of runs in tonight's matchup between the Fire and the Bobcats. The Fire, in the end, fell to 9-8 on the year, 1-3 in Sun Conference play as St. Thomas fended them off in overtime, claiming the victory, 79-75.
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The Fire started off the game hot, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first three minutes. Sean Shore connected from three for the first basket of the game. That three would be the first of four, as Shore scored 18 on the night, going 7-15 from the field, and adding nine boards.
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St. Thomas battled back, Daniel Ogoro hit a layup at the four minute mark. That would be just two of Ogoro's 19 points as he shot 62% going five for eight in the contest.
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Southeastern stretched their lead back out to eight by halftime as senior guard Reggie Mesidor outscored St. Thomas by himself in the final minute of the half 7-2. The Fire led 33-25 at halftime, and Mesidor played all 45 minutes of the game and scored 15 points, adding four steals.
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St. Thomas would not back down, outscoring the Fire 14-3 in the first four minutes of the second half. Cearius Warren slammed home two of his five points in the contest, giving the Bobcats their first lead at 39-37.
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Ja'Quay Randolph quickly regained the Fire the lead, knocking down one of his two threes. Putting them up 40-39 over the Bobcats with 16:05 left . Randolph had 11 points in total.
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The Fire got up by as much as nine, as Mesidor knocked down a free throw to put the Fire ahead 62-53 with 5:37 to play.Â
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The Bobcats kept battling, scoring five points in the final minute of regulation. Tying a very intense match at 64.
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Overtime started out with a bang for the Bobcats as Milton Matthews hit a stepback three, contributing to his 22 point performance, finishing 50% on the night. After that the Bobcats never looked back, trading baskets with the Fire and in the end securing a four point victory.
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The Fire return home on Saturday to take on the Mariners of Coastal Georgia. The game tips off at 4 p.m.
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