University of St. Thomas Athletics
Thursday, February 10
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m.
8-16,2-10Summit League
70
vs
78
North Dakota
6-20,2-11Summit League
1
2
F
North Dakota
34
44
78
St. Thomas (MN)
36
34
70
Team Stats
UND
UST
FG%
.491
.433
3FG%
.500
.280
FT%
.667
.733
RB
40
26
TO
13
5
STL
2
9
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
Men’s Basketball rallies late in the second half, but comes up short against North Dakota
2/10/2022 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. – The St. Thomas Men's Basketball Team (8-16, 2-10) led for much of the first half, before a sluggish start to the second half ultimately was their demise, falling to the University of North Dakota (6-20, 2-11), by a score of 78-70.
The Tommies found themselves down 16 points with 5:20 to play, went on a 10-0 run to cut the Fighting Hawks lead to six points, 70-64, with 2:34 to play, but couldn't get any closer than that as UND earned the 78-70 win.
"It was a hard-fought game. I thought our guys played really well early in the first half and late in the second," said Head Coach Dr. Johnny Tauer. "We had a lull for about 15 minutes where we weren't able to get stops and didn't convert on our opportunities We appreciate the crowd support and look forward to Saturday night against another outstanding team in North Dakota State."
Through the first five minutes of the ball game, St. Thomas opened up a 13-8 lead, making 6-of-9 shots from the field, including a 1-of-2 showing from behind the arc and played turnover-free basketball. The Tommies led by as many as eight points, 16-8, with 14:46 to play in the first half.
The Fighting Hawks battled back and embarked on an 11-4 run to cut the Tommie lead to one point, 20-19 with just over 10 minutes to play. The two teams would each score nine points over the next four minutes of the ball game, bringing the score to 29-28 in favor of the Purple, where the score stayed for over three minutes of game time.
With 3:20 to play in the first half, North Dakota opened its first lead of the game, 30-29, which was short lived as a driving layup by sophomore Dom Martinelli returned the lead to the Tommies 30 seconds later. The final three-plus minutes of the second half featured four lead changes with the Purple taking a 36-34 lead into intermission.
The Fighting Hawks opened the half on a 9-0 lead to open up its largest lead the of the game, 43-36 with three minutes played in the second half. Grad Student G Ryan Lindberg ended the UND run with a three-point shot. Senior F Parker Bjorklund completed an old-fashioned three-point play to cut the UND lead to 45-42 with under 16 minutes to play.
Over the next five minutes of game time, UND went on a 10-2 run to open a 55-45 lead with 11:56 to play. Through the first 10 minutes of the second half, UND connected on 63 percent (-of-8) from behind the arc, while St. Thomas was only able to connect on 11 percent (1-of-9) of its shots from deep.
St. Thomas found itself down 16 points, 70-54 with 5:20 to play, before senior G Anders Nelson took over. He scored 8 points over the next three minutes of the game to propel St. Thomas on a 10-0 run to cut the UND lead to 70-64 with 2:34 to play.
The Purple couldn't cut the UND lead to less than six points, as it ultimately fell by a score of 78-70.
St. Thomas struggled shooting the ball from deep, connecting on 29 percent (7-of-24) shots from behind the arc and 43 percent (26-of-60) from the field. North Dakota had an outstanding night shooting the ball, connecting on 50 percent (14-of-28) of its shots from deep and 49 percent (27-of-55) from the field.
Four different Tommies contributed double-digit points led by senior G Riley Miller with 13 points. Nelson, (12) Bjorklund (11) and Lindberg (11) rounded out the top-scorers for the Purple. Nelson led the team with seven rebounds on the night.
The Tommies return to action on Saturday as they host the North Dakota State Bison. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Schoenecker Arena.
The Tommies found themselves down 16 points with 5:20 to play, went on a 10-0 run to cut the Fighting Hawks lead to six points, 70-64, with 2:34 to play, but couldn't get any closer than that as UND earned the 78-70 win.
"It was a hard-fought game. I thought our guys played really well early in the first half and late in the second," said Head Coach Dr. Johnny Tauer. "We had a lull for about 15 minutes where we weren't able to get stops and didn't convert on our opportunities We appreciate the crowd support and look forward to Saturday night against another outstanding team in North Dakota State."
Through the first five minutes of the ball game, St. Thomas opened up a 13-8 lead, making 6-of-9 shots from the field, including a 1-of-2 showing from behind the arc and played turnover-free basketball. The Tommies led by as many as eight points, 16-8, with 14:46 to play in the first half.
The Fighting Hawks battled back and embarked on an 11-4 run to cut the Tommie lead to one point, 20-19 with just over 10 minutes to play. The two teams would each score nine points over the next four minutes of the ball game, bringing the score to 29-28 in favor of the Purple, where the score stayed for over three minutes of game time.
With 3:20 to play in the first half, North Dakota opened its first lead of the game, 30-29, which was short lived as a driving layup by sophomore Dom Martinelli returned the lead to the Tommies 30 seconds later. The final three-plus minutes of the second half featured four lead changes with the Purple taking a 36-34 lead into intermission.
The Fighting Hawks opened the half on a 9-0 lead to open up its largest lead the of the game, 43-36 with three minutes played in the second half. Grad Student G Ryan Lindberg ended the UND run with a three-point shot. Senior F Parker Bjorklund completed an old-fashioned three-point play to cut the UND lead to 45-42 with under 16 minutes to play.
Over the next five minutes of game time, UND went on a 10-2 run to open a 55-45 lead with 11:56 to play. Through the first 10 minutes of the second half, UND connected on 63 percent (-of-8) from behind the arc, while St. Thomas was only able to connect on 11 percent (1-of-9) of its shots from deep.
St. Thomas found itself down 16 points, 70-54 with 5:20 to play, before senior G Anders Nelson took over. He scored 8 points over the next three minutes of the game to propel St. Thomas on a 10-0 run to cut the UND lead to 70-64 with 2:34 to play.
The Purple couldn't cut the UND lead to less than six points, as it ultimately fell by a score of 78-70.
St. Thomas struggled shooting the ball from deep, connecting on 29 percent (7-of-24) shots from behind the arc and 43 percent (26-of-60) from the field. North Dakota had an outstanding night shooting the ball, connecting on 50 percent (14-of-28) of its shots from deep and 49 percent (27-of-55) from the field.
Four different Tommies contributed double-digit points led by senior G Riley Miller with 13 points. Nelson, (12) Bjorklund (11) and Lindberg (11) rounded out the top-scorers for the Purple. Nelson led the team with seven rebounds on the night.
The Tommies return to action on Saturday as they host the North Dakota State Bison. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Schoenecker Arena.
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