MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Florida Memorial men's basketball team won its third game of the season over a ranked team. Florida Memorial pulled off the upset over fourth-ranked St. Thomas University 68-59 on Thursday night at the FMU Wellness Center.  Florida Memorial used a tenacious defense and a balanced offensive attack to steal the win. With the win, Florida Memorial University snapped a six-game losing streak against St. Thomas University.
 
After falling behind by seven 14-7 over the first ten minutes of the game, FMU went on a 21-4 run over the ensuing 5:46 of the game to pull in front 28-18. FMU's lead grew to as many as ten.  The Lions went into the locker room up 30-21 at halftime. The first half saw both sides shoot well, with St. Thomas connecting at 31% (9-for-29) and Florida Memorial connecting at 50% (11-for-22).

In the second half, Florida Memorial mounted their largest lead 47-33 with 8:42 to play. But St. Thomas would not go quietly and fought back and forth with the Lions. The shootout continued throughout the second half and with 2:55 to go, St. Thomas cut Florida Memorial's lead to 60-50; however, Florida Memorial came through at the charity stripe when it was needed most and made big baskets down the stretch to seal the thrilling upset over St. Thomas.  "The win feels great," Florida Memorial Coach Artis Maddox said.  "To start off 3-0 in the conference and win four in a row in front of our fans, you can't ask for more".  Florida Memorial had not beaten St. Thomas in two years.

Charlie Nedd-Araujo led the Lions with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assist and Jaelyn Johnson-Coston had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal.  Aaron Bryant and Andre Braziel chipped in 12 points each.

The Lions return to action on Saturday, December 3, 2016, when they host Thomas University with a 4PM tip-off.