The St. Thomas Aquinas men's basketball team lost at NYIT, 67-57.  Ra'Shad James had 24 points for the Spartans while freshman Justin Brown added 15 points and 5 assits. 

NYIT used a 15-5 run to close out the first half with a 38-25 lead.  Dominic Scurry paced the Bears with 10 points in the first half going 4-5 from the floor. 

James hit a three with 7:06 left in the game to bring STAC within nine, 59-50.  NYIT's Kresimir Knez made a layup to extend their lead back to eleven.  Brown scored a layup to cut the Bears lead into single digits but it was not enough as STAC could not get any closer then nine down the stretch. 

NYIT held a 38-25 advantage on the boards.  STAC will return to action on Wednesday as they host Molloy College.