FAIRFIELD, Conn.— Senior guard Amiri Stewart tallied his 1,000th career point, leading the Sacred Heart men's basketball team with 21, in its 66-61 home loss to Saint Peter's on Saturday afternoon in Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) in the Pitt Center. 

Anquan Hill (13) and Tanner Thomas (10) also added double-figure performances for the Pioneers. Stewart went 5-for-9 from the field and 10-for-13 from the free throw line, while Hill shot an impressive 80% (4-5) from behind the arc. 

Records:
Sacred Heart: 6-12, (2-5 MAAC)
Saint Peter's: 7-8, (2-5 MAAC) 

Leaders:
Amiri Stewart: 21 points, 6 rebounds
Anquan Hill: 13 points, 6 rebounds
Tanner Thomas: 10 points, 6 rebounds 

Of Note:
With a three-pointer for Saint Peter's to take a seven-point lead five minutes into play, Sacred Heart scored six straight free throws to pull within one at 13:16. The Peacocks responded with four straight to take a 16-11 advantage, but Amiri Stewart answered with four consecutive points of his own to pull SHU within one, once again. 

After a four-point edge for Saint Peter's, Griffin Barrouk sparked a 7-0 run for the Pios to come from behind and take a three-point lead, 22-19. Throughout the following six minutes, neither team led by more than one before Saint Peter's was able to break a 24-24 tie and go on an 8-0 run for a 32-24 edge at the half. 

Through the opening minutes of the second half, a Tanner Thomas layup brought the Pioneers within three, twice, but each time, the Peacocks answered to jump ahead by five. 

A three-pointer at 14:57 gave Saint Peter's its first and only double-digit lead of the day, 45-35, but Thomas and Anquan Hill scored back-to-back triples to cut the deficit to four, 45-41. However, the visitors answered again with a pair of free throws, but a Mekhi Conner triple brought SHU within three at 11:42. 

Saint Peter's led by no more than seven until a good layup put them ahead, 57-49, at 3:39. In the final minutes of play, SHU pulled within four twice, but Saint Peter's had an answer each time. A pair of made free throws put the visitors up by eight with eight seconds remaining, but a Stewart triple cut the deficit to five for the 66-61 final. 

Up Next: 
Sacred Heart will make its two-game trip to Buffalo, N.Y. next week, starting with Canisius on Thursday, January 23 at 7:00 pm, followed by Niagara on Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 pm.