University of St. Thomas Athletics
Macalester
Men's Hoops loses 72-70 to Scots
12/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 22-ranked St. Thomas saw its winning streak end at five with Wednesday night's 72-70 loss to Macalester at St. Catherine's gym. The Scots scored an inside basket with 01.5 second left for the winning points.
UST (6-2 overall, 2-1 MIAC) trailed 24-12 but cut the lead to 40-35 at halftime. The Toms used a 12-0 run to take a 67-63 lead with 4:22 left. But the Scots countered with a 7-0 run to take a 70-67 lead.
Joe Scott's 3-point basket with 16 seconds left tied the game at 70-70. After a Mac time out, point guard Abe Woldeslassie drove the lane and dished off to Jerry Krause, who made the winning layup.
For UST, Scott scored 20 points and David Baker and Anders Halvorsen each scored 10 points. UST shot 55% from the field but missed five consecutive shots in the last 4:10.
Senior Tom Conboy had a game-high 28 points for Macalester, which is now alone in first place in the conference at 3-0 with four teams (Carleton, Gustavus, UST, Hamline) with one defeat. The Scots had lost six in a row and 15 of the previous 17 games vs. St. Thomas.
The Tommies play Saturday at St. Olaf (3 p.m.).
Click here to see box score:
http://www.macalester.edu/athletics/mbasketball/stats08/1205m-st.htm
Al McCoy (left) looks to pass in Wednesday's game. (Greg Smith photo)
Lonnie Robinson helped spark a second-half comeback. (Greg Smith photo)
B.J. Viau shoots over a Mac defender. (Greg Smith photo)
UST's Anders Halvorsen drives for a basket. (Greg Smith photo)
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