Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. - Three Spartans scored in double-figures on Wednesday evening, as the St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team ran its current win-streak to six with an 81-63 victory over Mercy College at Victory Hall in Westchester.

STAC improves to 21-3 overall and 12-0 in the ECC with the win, while Mercy falls to 3-18 and 1-11.

Kyle Pulliam led the way for the Spartans, recording 26 points, while teammates DeVante Jamison (23 points) and Luis Risquez (11 points) also recorded double-digit point totals.

STAC shot 41.9 percent from the field (31-74), while Mercy shot 33.3 percent (24-72) from the floor.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Nine Spartans recorded double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Antonio Vendola led the maroon and gold with six assists on the evening.
• Kyle Pulliam made 7 of his 10 field goal attempts, with six coming from behind the arc, while DeVante Jamison went 9-for-16 from the floor.
• Mercy out rebounded STAC 56-43, with Richard Smith grabbing a team-high seven boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up 11 steals, with the Mavericks turning the ball over on 21 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned advantages in two team statistical categories over Mercy: Points off Turnovers (21-15) and Bench Points (43-29).
• The game featured one tie.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• STAC got its offense going immediately following the opening tip, as DeVante Jamison, Jordan Green and Kyle Pulliam all cashed in on early buckets to give the maroon and gold an 8-2 lead 3:22 into the contest.
• Mercy broke the Spartans scoring streak with a layup, before Jamison, Luis Risquez and Pulliam connected on baskets to push the margin to double-digits at 16-4.
• The host Mavericks finally got over the 10 point mark (25-11) with just under 10 minutes to play before halftime, as STAC had scored nine of the previous 14 points. 
• Kyle Pulliam's trey with a shade under five minutes to play in the first half, capped a 13-5 run and gave the Spartans a 22-point advantage, 38-16.
• STAC maintained its 20 plus point advantage, despite Mercy being able to get shots to fall late in the stanza.
• One final Pulliam three before the halftime buzzer put St. Thomas Aquinas College ahead 47-24 at the break.
• Kyle Pulliam led all scorers with 22 first-half points for the Spartans, while Jayden Dewaal paced the Mavericks offense with six points.
• When the teams returned to the hardwood for second half action, it would be the host Mavericks that would start out on a scoring streak, picking up five straight points to cut its deficit to 18, 47-29.
• However, the red-hot Spartans offense would continue to rack up points, with Jordan Green, DeVante Jamison, Richard Smith, Luis Risquez and Kyle Pulliam all making contributions to a 12-2 streak, which pushed the visitor's lead to 59-31 with 15:00 to play in regulation.
• STAC built its largest lead of the game (30 points), as Risquez connected from downtown to make it 65-35 with 13:23 left on the clock.
• Mercy outscored STAC 28-16 over the final 12:43 of the game, as the Spartans offense cooled and the defense allowed the Mavericks to get multiple trips to both the basket and the foul line.
• The Spartans hit the 80-point mark or better, for the 16th time in 24 contests, with a James Patterson three in the closing seconds of the game to make it 81-57.
• Mercy put up the final six points of the night, but it would be too late for a rally try, as STAC ran out the clock for the 18-point triumph.

UP NEXT:

STAC visits Western New York to face Daemen University on Friday, February 17 (7:30 p.m.) and then D'Youville University on Sunday, February 19 (3:00 p.m.).