THOMASVILLE, Ga. (February 10, 2023) – The Webber International University men's basketball team matched up against Thomas University for the second time this season on Thursday night. The Warriors second-half struggles led to their third-straight loss as the Night Hawks took the win, 79-63.
It was a competitive game in which both teams shot a similar percentage but the Night Hawks (16-7 overall, 9-5 SUN) out-rebounded the Warriors (15-10, 8-5) 41-31 in total.
Webber got off to a slow start in the game as the Night Hawks started off the game on a 10-0 run over the opening two and a half minutes. The Warriors responded, however, with a 10-0 run of their own to level the game. Eventually, the Warriors would develop a six-point lead at 35-29. Thomas then went on a 6-0 run to close out the half and tie the game up at 35 at halftime.
The second half is where the game was lost for the Warriors as the Night Hawks took a 48-40 lead in the first four minutes of the new half. Webber was able to cut the deficit down to four points a few minutes later, but that is as close as they came as Thomas slowly increased its advantage over the course of the half.
Tyrone Nesby IV came off the bench to lead the team in scoring as he tallied 17 points in 17 minutes on 50 percent shooting. He added three rebounds and two steals while not recording a single turnover. He was followed by
K'Shun Stokes with 15 and
Jyshaun Melvin with 10. Stokes recorded five rebounds, two assists and two steals to his credit as well.
Chinecherem Anukaenyi played well down-low, grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds and adding six points in 16 minutes played.
Eddie Davis contributed with eight points, two rebounds, a steal, and the only block for the Warriors.
The Warriors will look to get back to winning ways as their next two games will be played on home-court. They will first host the College of Coastal Georgia Mariners on Saturday, February 11th at 4 p.m. followed by a matchup against St. Thomas University on Thursday, February 16th at 7:30 p.m., which will also be Senior Day.
