University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Tulsa, Okla.
7:00 p.m. Central
13-8,4-4Summit League
69
at
81
Oral Roberts
15-4,6-0Summit League
1
2
F
St. Thomas (MN)
30
39
69
Oral Roberts
38
43
81
Team Stats
UST
ORU
FG%
.381
.569
3FG%
.364
.435
FT%
.900
.722
RB
31
33
TO
10
9
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
F
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Photo by: Wesley Dean
In a game of runs, time runs out on Men’s Basketball at Oral Roberts
1/14/2023 9:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tulsa, Okla. – In a streaky game which featured 23 points from Grad Student Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas Men's Basketball falls short against Oral Roberts, 81-69.
Despite starting the game connecting on one of their first six three-pointers, the Tommies only trailed the Golden Eagles one point, 13-12 with 12:20 to play in the first half. Over the next four minutes, ORU went on a 12-3 run to open a 25-15 lead with 8:32 remaining in the half.
The next five minutes was dominated by the Tommies who went on a 15-6 run of their own to cut the Golden Eagle lead to one point, 31-30 with 3:45 to play in the opening frame. ORU ended the first half on a 7-0 lead to take a 38-30 lead into halftime.
Bjorklund scored the first eight points for the Purple and almost four minutes into the game, his eight points matched ORU's point total, 8-8. Bjorklund finished the half with eight points.
St. Thomas connected on 36 percent of its shots from the field, 31 percent from behind the arc and went 5-of-5 at the charity stripe in the first half.
To start the second half, ORU opened up an 11 point, 43-32 lead before St. Thomas went on a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 45-41 with 14 minutes to play. The Golden Eagles responded and opened their largest lead of the game, 69-55 with six minutes remaining. St. Thomas was able to cut the deficit to single digits briefly, but the Tommies come-back bid fell short.
Bjorklund's 23 points marked his third 20-plus point outing of the season. Freshman Kendall Blue added 12 points on a 4-of-6 shooting effort from behind the arc, while fellow freshman Andrew Rohde added 12 points in the game.
St. Thomas finished the game shooting 38 percent (24-of-63) from the field, 36 percent (12-of-33) from deep and 90 percent (9-of-10) from the charity stripe. The Tommies forced nine Golden Eagle turnovers, registering seven steals.
The Tommies play the third game of a three-game road trip next Saturday as they travel to Western Illinois. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
Despite starting the game connecting on one of their first six three-pointers, the Tommies only trailed the Golden Eagles one point, 13-12 with 12:20 to play in the first half. Over the next four minutes, ORU went on a 12-3 run to open a 25-15 lead with 8:32 remaining in the half.
The next five minutes was dominated by the Tommies who went on a 15-6 run of their own to cut the Golden Eagle lead to one point, 31-30 with 3:45 to play in the opening frame. ORU ended the first half on a 7-0 lead to take a 38-30 lead into halftime.
Bjorklund scored the first eight points for the Purple and almost four minutes into the game, his eight points matched ORU's point total, 8-8. Bjorklund finished the half with eight points.
St. Thomas connected on 36 percent of its shots from the field, 31 percent from behind the arc and went 5-of-5 at the charity stripe in the first half.
To start the second half, ORU opened up an 11 point, 43-32 lead before St. Thomas went on a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 45-41 with 14 minutes to play. The Golden Eagles responded and opened their largest lead of the game, 69-55 with six minutes remaining. St. Thomas was able to cut the deficit to single digits briefly, but the Tommies come-back bid fell short.
Bjorklund's 23 points marked his third 20-plus point outing of the season. Freshman Kendall Blue added 12 points on a 4-of-6 shooting effort from behind the arc, while fellow freshman Andrew Rohde added 12 points in the game.
St. Thomas finished the game shooting 38 percent (24-of-63) from the field, 36 percent (12-of-33) from deep and 90 percent (9-of-10) from the charity stripe. The Tommies forced nine Golden Eagle turnovers, registering seven steals.
The Tommies play the third game of a three-game road trip next Saturday as they travel to Western Illinois. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
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