University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, February 26
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m.
10-20,4-14Summit League
95
vs
74
Omaha
5-24,4-14Summit League
1
2
F
Omaha
36
38
74
St. Thomas (MN)
47
48
95
Team Stats
UNO
UST
FG%
.491
.604
3FG%
.400
.455
FT%
.667
.808
RB
24
27
TO
14
8
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Seven seniors score 78 in send-off win at home
2/26/2022 10:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. – The St. Thomas Men's Basketball Team honored seven seniors in their final collegiate home game – those seven seniors combined for 78 points to lift the Tommies to a 95-74 win over Omaha, the Purple's 10th win of the year.
"We're thrilled to get a victory tonight, on senior night, where we honored seven players that are incredibly special," said Head Coach Dr. Johnny Tauer. "It was great to get a win in our final game of the season in our first Division I season. I thought our guys displayed a lot of toughness against a really physical and athletic Nebraska Omaha team. I was particularly please with the way our guys took care of the ball and defended as a unit against a team that's really explosive offensively. It was also special to have so many alumni at the game and honor them at halftime. The legacy that they've helped build in Division III and what our seniors have done as we transition to Division I is laying a foundation for what we think is going to an incredible story in college basketball. We're very grateful for all of the fan support throughout the season."
In a competitive first half, the largest lead by either team through the first 15 minutes of play was four points, 7-3, St. Thomas early in the ball game.
The Purple trailed the Mavericks, 25-24 with 7:32 to play in the half before the Tommies went on a 13-4 run to open a 37-29 lead with 4:39 to play in the first half. The Tommies went on a 10-7 run through the final 4:39 of the first half to take a 47-36 lead into halftime.
In a foul-laden first half, Omaha committed 14 personal fouls, while there were 10 called on St. Thomas. As a team, St. Thomas connected on 15-of-26 shooting attempts from the field, a 4-of-10 (40 percent) showing from deep, and a 13-of-14 (93 percent) from the charity stripe.
Individually, senior G Anders Nelson led the way in the first half with nine points. A total of seven Tommies contributed points in the opening half.
The Tommies continued their hot streak into the second half, outscoring the Mavericks 22-14 through the first eight minutes of the second half to open a 69-50 lead with 12 minutes to play.
St. Thomas outscored Omaha 48-38 in the second half behind a blistering shooting performance in which it shot 63 percent (17-of-27) from the field and 50 percent (6-of-12) from behind the arc.
The Purple connected on 60 percent (32-of-53) of their shots from the field and 46 percent (10-of-22) from behind the arc in the game in addition to draining 21-of-26 attempts (81 percent) from the charity stripe.
Nelson led his team with 20 points in his final collegiate game, he and his fellow seniors Riley Miller (17), Burt Hedstrom (3), Ryan Lindberg (10), Parker Bjorklund (14) and Kevin Cunningham (14) combined for 78 of the 95 St. Thomas points in the final game in Schoenecker Arena.
"We're thrilled to get a victory tonight, on senior night, where we honored seven players that are incredibly special," said Head Coach Dr. Johnny Tauer. "It was great to get a win in our final game of the season in our first Division I season. I thought our guys displayed a lot of toughness against a really physical and athletic Nebraska Omaha team. I was particularly please with the way our guys took care of the ball and defended as a unit against a team that's really explosive offensively. It was also special to have so many alumni at the game and honor them at halftime. The legacy that they've helped build in Division III and what our seniors have done as we transition to Division I is laying a foundation for what we think is going to an incredible story in college basketball. We're very grateful for all of the fan support throughout the season."
In a competitive first half, the largest lead by either team through the first 15 minutes of play was four points, 7-3, St. Thomas early in the ball game.
The Purple trailed the Mavericks, 25-24 with 7:32 to play in the half before the Tommies went on a 13-4 run to open a 37-29 lead with 4:39 to play in the first half. The Tommies went on a 10-7 run through the final 4:39 of the first half to take a 47-36 lead into halftime.
In a foul-laden first half, Omaha committed 14 personal fouls, while there were 10 called on St. Thomas. As a team, St. Thomas connected on 15-of-26 shooting attempts from the field, a 4-of-10 (40 percent) showing from deep, and a 13-of-14 (93 percent) from the charity stripe.
Individually, senior G Anders Nelson led the way in the first half with nine points. A total of seven Tommies contributed points in the opening half.
The Tommies continued their hot streak into the second half, outscoring the Mavericks 22-14 through the first eight minutes of the second half to open a 69-50 lead with 12 minutes to play.
St. Thomas outscored Omaha 48-38 in the second half behind a blistering shooting performance in which it shot 63 percent (17-of-27) from the field and 50 percent (6-of-12) from behind the arc.
The Purple connected on 60 percent (32-of-53) of their shots from the field and 46 percent (10-of-22) from behind the arc in the game in addition to draining 21-of-26 attempts (81 percent) from the charity stripe.
Nelson led his team with 20 points in his final collegiate game, he and his fellow seniors Riley Miller (17), Burt Hedstrom (3), Ryan Lindberg (10), Parker Bjorklund (14) and Kevin Cunningham (14) combined for 78 of the 95 St. Thomas points in the final game in Schoenecker Arena.
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