ORANGE, Calif. – Saint Leo men's basketball picked up their first win of the season with a 66-65 game over Humboldt State at the Disney DII Tip-Off Classic hosted at Santiago Canyon College.
 
Saint Leo (1-1) saw Tyreece Brice and Isaiah Hill lead the team in points, as Junior Searcy paced the team in rebounds with seven. Searcy added nine points on the day.
 
Humboldt State would control the glass outrebounding the Lions 46-33 where the Lions forced 25 turnovers by the Jacks. Saint Leo picked up 13 steals led by Isaiah Hill with five.

The Basics
Final Score:  Saint Leo 66, Humboldt State 65
Location: Santiago Canyon College | Orange, Calif.
Records: Saint Leo 1-1 | Humboldt State 1-1

How It Happened…
1H | The first half saw one lead change and no ties as the Lions jumped out to an early seven point lead, 9-2 at the 16:54 mark. Humboldt State came back and took the lead at 10-9 with 14:47 to play and held the lead for the remainder of the opening half. The Jacks would get out to a 10 point margin with 4:07 to play before the Lions closed to within two on a dunk by Jake Montgomery at 1:03. Two missed shots, one by each team, would end the first half in favor of Humboldt State 28-26. Isaiah Hill and Tyreece would pace the Lions in the first half with six and five points, respectively. | Humboldt State 28-26 |

2H | Tyreece Brice would hit the first bucket out of the break for either team, pushing the Lions ahead 29-28 with a three-pointer. A second half that featured four ties and seven lead changes saw the two teams play tight over the first four minutes before Humboldt State could rebuild their lead to six, on a three-pointer from Tyras Rattler Jr. Junior Searcy would answer with a three of his own to cut it back to three points, 37-34 with 15:53 to play. Three minutes later, Daniel Duarte and Jesse Huff would team up for four total points on a Duarte free throw and a Huff three to tie the game at 38-38. Humboldt State would hold the one point lead with under 10 minutes to play, 45-44, before newcomer Pape Ngom made a layup to push the Green and Gold ahead, 46-45. Both teams would exchange the lead until Searcy tied it at 48 with two free throws. Saint Leo would play from infront over the next six minutes before two free throws put Humboldt State ahead, 58-57 at the 2:33 mark. After free throws tied it at 60-60 with 2:20 to play, Searcy would make a layup, putting the Lions up as the Green and Gold would hold on for the win. Saint Leo held off a late push by the Jacks going on for a one-point win. | Saint Leo 66-65 |

Points to Note

• Saint Leo moved to 1-1 after the one-point win.
• Tyreece Brice went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe to lead the Lions who went 20-for-35 from the line.
• Isaiah Hill went 6-for-16 from the field with a 3-for-7 line from the free throw line.
• Brice and Jesse Huff led the team in three, each going 2-for-3 on the day.

For Humboldt State

• Humboldt State suffered their first loss of the year after winning their Friday season opener.
• The Jacks saw Tyras Rattler lead the way with 14 points on 5-15 shooting from the field and 2-7 from downtown.
• Davasyia Hagger finished the game two rebounds shy of a double-double with 12 points, on 5-8 from the field, and eight boards.
• Calvin Young II recorded three of the Jacks five blocks in 19 minutes of action.

Saint Leo will close out the weekend with their final game at the Disney DII Tip-Off Classic on Sunday, Nov. 5, when it faces Concordia-Irvine at 8:45 p.m. (ET).

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