BURNABY, B.C. — The Saint Martin's Men's Basketball team notched an 81-73 victory at Simon Fraser, overcoming a 14-point deficit to steal a GNAC road game on Thursday, February 12.

The Saints were guided by a massive team rebounding advantage and a 32-point scoring effort by Kaden Hansen, out-scoring Simon Fraser 50-32 in the second half to come away with an eight-point victory. The victory improved the Saints' record to 19-4 overall and 11-2 in GNAC play.

How It Happened
First Half

• The Saints took an early 8-4 lead with 17:47 on the clock, as Jahmarian Forrester hit a three-pointer and layup back-to-back.
• Simon Fraser took a 10-9 lead at 15:43, as the Red Leafs held a steady lead early on.
• At the 12:21 mark, Jahmarian Forrester hit a three-pointer to retake a 16-14 lead.
• After the Red Leafs pulled ahead by five, a three-pointer by Kaden Hansen trimmed the deficit to 29-27.
• Simon Fraser responded with three straight three-pointers, as Saint Martin's fell behind 38-27 with 3:32 left in the first half.
• The Saints went into halftime trailing 41-31.
• Kaden Hansen had 16 points in the first half, hitting four three-pointers.
• Simon Fraser shot 48.3% from the field in the first half.

Second Half

• Diego Trejo-Delgado opened the second-half scoring with a layup, but Simon Fraser later responded with a three-pointer to go up 44-33 with 18:-4 on the clock.
• Both teams exchanged a flurry of baskets, before a three-pointer by the Red Leafs extended the Saints' deficit to 51-37 with 15:41 to go.
• The Saints bounced back with a 10-0 run that was capped off by two straight Kaden Hansen three-pointers, pushing within 51-47 with 13:16 on the clock.
• Both teams exchanged points in the following possessions, as Saint Martin's pulled back  one possession. An and-one by Kaden Hansend pushed the score to 55-53 Red Leafs at the 11:59 media timeout.
• After Simon Fraser hit a three-pointer shortly after the media timeout, a layup by Diego Trejo-Delgado and three-pointer by Kaden Hansen put the Saints within one point (57-58) with 9:20 left in regulation.
• With 7:42 to go, the Saints retook the lead as a layup by Pablo Navarro put the Saints up 61-60.
• Back-to-back three-points by Simon Fraser put the Saints down 66-61 with 6:27 on the clock.
• The Saints responded with a 5-0 run and tied the game at 66-66 with 5:16 to go, as Pablo Navarro scored a layup.
• The Red Leafs pushed back ahead 71-67, before a jumper by Kaden Hansen tied the game at 71-71 with 3:21 left in regulation.
• A pair of free-throws by Diego Trejo-Delgado put the Saints ahead 73-71 with 2:10 to go.
• With 1:31 on the clock and the game tied at 73-73, Kaden Hansen was fouled on a three-pointer. He converted all three to put Saint Martin's ahead 76-73.
• After a defensive hold by the Saints, Diego Trejo-Delgado made an emphatic dunk to put the Saints up 78-73 with 47 seconds left in the game.
• Another defensive stop on the next possession all but sealed the deal, as the Saints held on to win 81-73.

Top Performers

• Kaden Hansen led the way with 32 points, shooting 11-24 (45.8) from the field and 6-13 (46.2%) from three-point range. The game is Hansen's second 30-point performance of the season.
• Diego Trejo-Delgado scored 21 points and added eight rebounds and four assists.
• Pablo Navarro tallied 12 points and five rebounds.

Team Stat of the Game

Up Next

The Saints will head to Bellingham on Feb. 14 to face Western Washington. The game will tip off at 5 p.m.