FISHER GAINS 20TH WIN AT NAZARETH
Golden Flyers fall to Cardinals, 75-54
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Feb. 5, 2005) -- Host Nazareth fell behind 33-26 at halftime and St. John Fisher outscored the Golden Flyers 42-28 in the second half Saturday to extend its unbeaten record to 20-0 with a 75-54 win in men's basketball.

Fisher, ranked seventh nationally in the latest d3hoops.com poll, is the only remaining unbeaten team in Division III. The Cardinals also lead the Empire 8 with a 9-0 record. Nazareth fell to 7-13 overall and 2-7 in conference play.

Nazareth freshman Tyler Smith (pictured) scored the first basket of the second half to trim Fisher's lead to 33-28, then the Cardinals scored 10 straight points to take a commanding advantage, 43-28 with 17 minutes left. The Cardinals' lead never left double figures thereafter.

Mike McGee was Fisher's leading scorer with 13 points. Charlie Zahn and Dan Mueller each scored 12.

Matt Groot scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Nazareth. Tyler Smith added a career-high 10 points.

Nazareth returns to action Tuesday to play at RIT at 8 p.m.