SALT LAKE CITY  – Saint Martin's traveled into Behnken Field House and relied on 38 bench points as the difference-maker in their 88-76 win over Westminster.
 
SMU (4-0,0-0) had four scorers in double-digits led by Tyke Thompson with 19 to go along with his eight rebounds and five assists. Kyle Greeley continued his stretch of efficient games with 15 points on 5/9 shooting from the field and Branden Bunn showcased his offensive prowess again with a 13 points contribution to the pot. Jaden Nielsen-Skinner showed why he is the team's primary playmaker with 12 points paired with his five assists.
 
The Saints continued with their lineup of Nielsen-Skinner, Bunn, Greeley, Nathaniel Stokes and Shakeem Alcindor. The Griffins (0-3,0-0) scored in their first possession and Greeley matched their basket with a three of his own to open the scoring for Saint Martin's. The Saints used an early 10-0 run to put them up 15-6 with just over 15 minutes left to play. SMU held on to their lead as Westminster fought their way back. Saint Martin's led by as much as 11 with just under four minutes left in the half before the Griffins went on a run to cut the deficit in half. SMU went into the locker room with a 46-41 lead.
 
Saint Martin's opened the second half with back-to-back baskets from Alcindor and Nielsen-Skinner. The Saints then rolled into a 15-3 run to extend their lead to 66-48, with just over 14 minutes left in the game. Westminster tried to cut into the deficit and managed to trim it to single digits but the Saints responded and went on to win their fourth game of the season, 88-76.
 
Head coach Aaron Landon was proud of his team's resilience, "It's always hard to win on the road and I thought tonight we did a good job of fighting and staying together in a tough environment. We had trouble defending but we found some timely stops. After a couple early turnovers, our guys did a great job taking care of the ball. They generated good shots and made plays late in the shot clock."
 
The Saints shot an impressive 49% from the field to go along with 43% from deep and 80% from the charity stripe.
 
The Saints will be back at home for their next game hosting The Evergreen College Geoducks on November 22nd at 5:15 PM. Live stats and video will be available on smusaints.com.