University of St. Thomas Athletics
Tuesday, December 13
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m. Central
9-4,0-0Summit League
82
vs
61
Green Bay
2-9,1-1Horizon
1
2
F
Green Bay
24
37
61
St. Thomas (MN)
42
40
82
Team Stats
GB
UST
FG%
.520
.448
3FG%
.250
.480
FT%
.600
.900
RB
22
38
TO
13
9
STL
1
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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Photo by: Abby Bondi
Men’s Basketball finishes non-conference schedule with a 9-4 record after an 81-62 win over Green Bay
12/13/2022 9:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. – The St. Thomas Men's Basketball team posted an 81-62 win over Green Bay in Schoenecker Arena Tuesday night to complete their non-conference schedule with a 9-4 record.
In his return, grad student Parker Bjorklund posted 16 points in 15 minutes and connected on all eight of his attempts from the charity stripe.
The Tommies raced out to an early 11-7 lead four minutes into the game on a three-of-four shooting effort from behind the arc. The four-point lead with 15:53 was as close as the Phoenix would get to the Tommies.
Bjorklund scored six-straight points for the Tommies midway through the first half, opening up a 20-11 lead for the Purple. The Tommies led by as many as 19 points in the opening frame, 42-23, in the final minute of the first half before the Phoenix connected on a free throw, bringing the score to 42-24 at half.
As a unit, the Tommies connected on 14-of-27 (52%) field goal attempts and 6-of-13 (46%) shots from behind the arc in the first half. Defensively, St. Thomas forced 10 Green Bay turnovers including six steals in the first 20 minutes.
The Phoenix opened the second half on a 12-2 run drawing the score within eight points, 44-36 with 16 minutes to play in the game. On that run, Green Bay connected on 6-of-8 shots, while St. Thomas missed its first four field goals of the second half.
Freshman Ahjany Lee ignited a 7-1 run to push the Purple lead to 15 points, 59-44 with 10:26 to play. Lee recorded four points, a block, and a rebound in a span of 2:37 to swing momentum back to St. Thomas.
The Tommies were able to heat up from behind the arc, opening up their largest lead of the night, 24 points, 74-50 with less than four minutes to play, leading to the 81-62 win.
St. Thomas was led by senior sharp-shooter Riley Miller with 19 points, including a 5-of-8 showing from behind the arc. We was joined by Bjorklund (16), and the freshman duo of Andrew Rhode (11) and Kendall Blue (10) as double-digit point scorers.
The Purple out-rebounded the Phoenix 38-22, including 13 offensive boards leading to 18 second-chance points for St. Thomas to only two offensive boards for Green Bay.
As a team, the Tommies connected on 45% (26-of-58) of their shots from the field, 48% (12-of-25) from behind the arc and 90% (18-of-20) from the charity stripe.
St. Thomas opens Summit League action on Monday, Dec. 19 as it hosts the University of North Dakota, tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.
In his return, grad student Parker Bjorklund posted 16 points in 15 minutes and connected on all eight of his attempts from the charity stripe.
The Tommies raced out to an early 11-7 lead four minutes into the game on a three-of-four shooting effort from behind the arc. The four-point lead with 15:53 was as close as the Phoenix would get to the Tommies.
Bjorklund scored six-straight points for the Tommies midway through the first half, opening up a 20-11 lead for the Purple. The Tommies led by as many as 19 points in the opening frame, 42-23, in the final minute of the first half before the Phoenix connected on a free throw, bringing the score to 42-24 at half.
As a unit, the Tommies connected on 14-of-27 (52%) field goal attempts and 6-of-13 (46%) shots from behind the arc in the first half. Defensively, St. Thomas forced 10 Green Bay turnovers including six steals in the first 20 minutes.
The Phoenix opened the second half on a 12-2 run drawing the score within eight points, 44-36 with 16 minutes to play in the game. On that run, Green Bay connected on 6-of-8 shots, while St. Thomas missed its first four field goals of the second half.
Freshman Ahjany Lee ignited a 7-1 run to push the Purple lead to 15 points, 59-44 with 10:26 to play. Lee recorded four points, a block, and a rebound in a span of 2:37 to swing momentum back to St. Thomas.
The Tommies were able to heat up from behind the arc, opening up their largest lead of the night, 24 points, 74-50 with less than four minutes to play, leading to the 81-62 win.
St. Thomas was led by senior sharp-shooter Riley Miller with 19 points, including a 5-of-8 showing from behind the arc. We was joined by Bjorklund (16), and the freshman duo of Andrew Rhode (11) and Kendall Blue (10) as double-digit point scorers.
The Purple out-rebounded the Phoenix 38-22, including 13 offensive boards leading to 18 second-chance points for St. Thomas to only two offensive boards for Green Bay.
As a team, the Tommies connected on 45% (26-of-58) of their shots from the field, 48% (12-of-25) from behind the arc and 90% (18-of-20) from the charity stripe.
St. Thomas opens Summit League action on Monday, Dec. 19 as it hosts the University of North Dakota, tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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