University of St. Thomas Athletics
14-5, 11-3MIAC
Macalester
1-18, 1-13MIAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| Macalester | 36 | 29 | 65 |
Men's Hoops pulls away late to top Scots, 78-65
1/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sophomore forward Zach Riedeman scored 20 points off the bench to lead the first-place Tommie men's basketball team to a 78-65 win over Macalester Monday night on the Scots' court in St. Paul.
UST kept pace atop the standings with 11-3 Gustavus, a 10-point road winner at Augsburg.
St. Thomas (14-5 overall, 11-3 MIAC) sank 16-of-18 foul shots, shot 52% from the floor, and had only eight turnovers. Will deBerg added 13 points and five assits and Noah Kaiser had 12 points.
The Toms led just 39-36 at halftime but later used a 17-4 run in the final 9:00 to build a 17-point lead.
St. Thomas is home Wednesday to play St. John's at 7:30 p.m.
Click here for box score:
http://athletics.macalester.edu/custompages/m_basketball_stats/stats12/0130-ust.htm
