University of St. Thomas Athletics
6-0MIAC, 9-2
Saint Mary's
1-5MIAC, 2-9
Men's Basketball extends MIAC win streak
1/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Junior center Conner Nord collected 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 11-ranked St. Thomas to an 87-58 win Saturday at St. Mary's in MIAC men's basketball play in Winona.
The first-place Tommies (9-2 overall, 6-0 MIAC) pushed their conference win streak to 16. They led by 21 at halftime and kept a safe cushion throughout the final 20:00.
St. Thomas received 44 points from starters and 43 from bench players. They shot 52 percent from the floor and had a 43-26 rebounding advantage. Marcus Alipate and Jimmy Remke each scored 11 points and Ryan Saarela had 10 points and six boards.
The Toms travel Monday night to face Bethel.
Click here for box score:
http://www.miacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/boxscores/20140111_gsao.xm
