University of St. Thomas Athletics
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Men's Hoops outlasts Piper upset bid, wins in OT
1/6/2020 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard Anders Nelson scored a collegiate-best 42 points -- 26 alone in the second half -- and No. 5-ranked St. Thomas survived an impressive Hamline shooting display to pull out a 92-83 overtime road victory Monday night on the Pipers' court.
St. Thomas (10-1 overall, 6-0 MIAC) won its ninth in a row and stayed one-half game behind MIAC leader St. John's (7-0). Coach John Tauer's team has seven off-campus wins at road or neutral sites.
Nelson's 3-point basket with 3:11 to play in overtime started a game-ending 9-0 run for the Tommies.
With the game tied 79-79 and the shot clock off, the Tommies stole the ball with 17 seconds left in regulation under the Pipers' basket. The Purple held for the last shot, but Nelson missed a trey, and Thomas Madison missed a 12-foot putback as the contest went to overtime.
The Pipers (2-9, 0-6) made 7-of-8 shots behind the arc in the second half to stay in or near the lead.
Nelson added eight rebounds to go with three assists, three steals and three turnovers in 35 minutes of play. He made 7-of-12 from behind the arc and 11-of-15 at the foul line,
Tommy Anderson had 12 points, and Elijah Hannah scored nine.
Hamline broke to early leads of 9-1 and 13-4, but Anderson's trey with 20 seconds left in the first half game the Toms a 33-30 advantage. Neither team lead by more than six points until late in overtime.
Michael Dillon had 25 points and 11 rebounds for Hamline.
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