University of St. Thomas Athletics
Carleton
Men's Hoops wins by 10, back in MIAC lead
1/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Junior center Al McCoy scored a season-high 16 points off the bench to lead the host Tommie men's basketball team to Saturday's 81-71 victory over Carleton in MIAC play at UST's Schoenecker Arena.
The No. 24-ranked Tommies (8-2 overall, 4-1 MIAC), who rallied from a nine-point first half deficit, moved into a share of the MIAC lead with Hamline at 4-1, one-half game ahead of Gustavus and Macalester. The Scots lost Saturday by 12 at Concordia to fall out of the MIAC lead.
The Toms have won 21 consecutive home games vs. conference foes dating back to Jan. 2006.
McCoy made all seven shots he took and both free throws and helped St. Thomas post a 36-15 advantage in bench points. He sparked a 20-2 late first-half run that built a 35-28 halftime lead.
The Toms used an 11-2 run to build a 57-39 lead, but Carleton countered with an 11-0 run to pull within 57-50 with 11:50 left. UST answered with a 19-4 run to ice the game.
Bryan Rosett had a game-high 19 points and seven rebounds for Carleton (8-2, 3-2), which shot 52% from the field but had 24 turnovers. Carleton played all second half without starting point guard Jeremy Sutherland, who suffered an injured shooting hand. They also played long stretches without Tommy Drake, who played just 25 minutes in foul trouble yet netted 17 points. Zach Johnson also left briefly with an injury just before halftime. Johnson had six points in the first three minutes but closed the game with seven points, well under his 21 ppg season average.
UST's Joe Scott had 17 points and B.J. Viau added 10 points and four steals for UST. The Toms shot 52% from the field and had only 14 turnovers.
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Soph Teddy Archer (above, below) was active off the bench. (Greg Smith photo)
UST's Lonnie Robinson (24) battles Zach Johnson for the rebound. (Greg Smith photo)
Tommy Shimek (32) helped the Toms post 36 points in bench scoring. (Greg Smith photo)
