ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Saint Martin's pushes their win streak to eight games with an 82-73 road victory over the Seawolves behind a dominant 25-point performance from Shakeem Alcindor.
 
Shakeem Alcindor led all scorers and was unguardable from the low block, setting his season-high in points (25) and rebounds (8). Kyle Greeley went 5-6 from the field for 12 points and Hunter Sipe scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds while shooting 3-4 from beyond-the-arc. Jaden Nielsen-Skinner continued his masterclass on running the point with 10 points, five rebounds and two steals.
 
Saint Martin's (21-4, 13-2) used the starting lineup of Nielsen-Skinner, Sipe, Alcindor, Branden Bunn and Tyke Thompson. Alcindor got to work early scoring the Saints first basket of the game. SMU went on a 36-19 run, led by Greeley and Alcindor, that lasted most of the first half. The Saints fouled UAA (12-12, 6-9) at the end of the half and the Seawolves used three free throws to cut into the SMU lead. Saint Martin's went into the half with a 41-32 lead.
 
The Saints came out swinging and opened the second half with a 24-9 run led by Alcindor and Sipe, that put them up 65-41 with 12 minutes left in the contest. The Seawolves made a run of their own to cut into the lead and managed to get back down to single digits in the final minute but SMU held on to win 82-73.
 
Head coach Aaron Landon reflected on his team's performance with, "I was really proud of how our guys increased their aggression in the second half. We did a great job on the offensive glass, defended with energy and it carried over to offense. Guys shared the ball and tonight it resulted in a lot of paint points, all of us loved seeing Shakeem have a night like that."
 
Saint Martin's will continue their Alaska tour against the Alaska Nanooks on Saturday, February 18 at 4:15 PM PST. Live stats and video will be available on smusaints.com.