Junior Aiden Ur of St. Thomas Aquinas hits a three in the fourth quarter of the GMC Tournament quarterfinals against East Brunswick on February 10, 2024. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
In a game that went back and forth a few times in the first half, fourth-seed St. Thomas Aquinas took a 26-19 halftime lead over 12th-seed East Brunswick and never looked back.
They held off a Bears’ run in the fourth quarter, which got them to within one on and an-one opportunity by Cam Vick. But he missed the foul shot, leaving it at 41-40 Aquinas, and the Trojans staved off the Bears the rest of the way.
They pulled ahead by 12 with under three minutes left, and held the rest of the way for a 57-45 win in the GMC Tournament quarterfinals at Piscataway High School Saturday afternoon.
Aiden Ur led Aquinas (15-9) with 28 points, including 10 in the decisive fourth quarter. Rinelson Dilone finished with a double-double of 15 points and 18 rebounds.
East Brunswick falls to 12-13 with the loss.
Aquinas will face top seed St. Joseph-Metuchen in Tuesday’s 7 pm GMCT semifinal at Monroe High School, which can be heard live on cjsportsradio.com.
Click below for postgame reaction from Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko with Aquinas head coach Bob Turco and junior Aiden Ur:
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