University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, January 7
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m. Central
13-6,4-2Summit League
80
vs
68
Omaha
6-11,2-3Summit League
1
2
F
Omaha
35
33
68
St. Thomas (MN)
38
42
80
Team Stats
UNO
UST
FG%
.417
.431
3FG%
.267
.407
FT%
.778
.760
RB
37
39
TO
14
9
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
G
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Rohde’s 24 points propel the Tommies to a perfect 9-0 at home with an 80-68 win over Omaha
1/7/2023 9:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
St. Paul, Minn. – St. Thomas was able to keep its impressive home winning-streak intact with an 80-68 win over Omaha. All 9 of the Tommies home wins this season have been by at least 10 points.
Freshman Andrew Rohde posted a career-high 24 points, a D1 era freshman record, in the game to top off his near perfect stat line. Rohde finished with 24 points, 8 assists 4 rebounds, three steals and no turnovers.
With the win, St. Thomas improves to 13-6 overall and 4-2 in Summit League action. With the win, St. Thomas trails only Oral Roberts (12-3 overall, 3-0 conference) atop the Summit League Standings.
The Tommies led by as many as 11 points, 22-11 with 8:29 to play with a stymy defensive effort and some momentum generating offensive efforts. The Mavericks then went on a 20-8 run to earn their first lead of the game, 31-30 with 1:54 to play in the opening half.
The Tommies responded with two-straight threes by the freshman duo of Andrew Rohde and Kendall Blue to hope a 36-33 lead with 1:11 to play before halftime. The two teams exchanged buckets in the final minute of the half to bring the score to 38-35 in favor of the home team going into intermission.
St. Thomas connected on 42 percent of its shots from the field and 41 percent from behind the arc in the first half. The Tommies forced six first-half turnovers by the Mavericks and out-rebounded Omaha 20-16 in the first 20 minutes of play.
Seven different Tommies made their way into the scoring column in the first half, led by Blue who netted 11 points in the opening half on a 4-of-5 shooting effort from the field and a 3-of-4 showing from behind the arc.
The second half started with a scoring draught, neither team was able to score a bucket in the first over four minutes before Rohde scored the scoring draught with a layup. Less than 30 seconds later, fellow freshman Ahjany Lee slammed home a momentum-seizing alley-oop forcing Omaha to take a timeout with the Tommies leading 42-35 with 15:33 to play.
The Mavericks were able to cut the Tommie lead to as few as three points, 50-47 with 9:44 to play before St. Thomas erupted on a 17-9 run opening a 67-54 lead with 3:28 to play. In that run, Rohde accounted for eight of the Tommies 17 points. The Tommies were able to make their shots at the line down the stretch to earn the 80-68 win.
Joining Rohde in double figures were grad student Riley Miller (18 points), Blue with 13 points, and Lee with 10 points.
As a team, St. Thomas connected on 43 percent (25-of-58) of its shots from the field, 41 percent (11-of-27) from behind the arc and finished +2 in the rebounding column.
The Tommies return to action Thursday as they travel to Kansas City to face the Roos who are right behind St. Thomas in the conference standings. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
Freshman Andrew Rohde posted a career-high 24 points, a D1 era freshman record, in the game to top off his near perfect stat line. Rohde finished with 24 points, 8 assists 4 rebounds, three steals and no turnovers.
With the win, St. Thomas improves to 13-6 overall and 4-2 in Summit League action. With the win, St. Thomas trails only Oral Roberts (12-3 overall, 3-0 conference) atop the Summit League Standings.
The Tommies led by as many as 11 points, 22-11 with 8:29 to play with a stymy defensive effort and some momentum generating offensive efforts. The Mavericks then went on a 20-8 run to earn their first lead of the game, 31-30 with 1:54 to play in the opening half.
The Tommies responded with two-straight threes by the freshman duo of Andrew Rohde and Kendall Blue to hope a 36-33 lead with 1:11 to play before halftime. The two teams exchanged buckets in the final minute of the half to bring the score to 38-35 in favor of the home team going into intermission.
St. Thomas connected on 42 percent of its shots from the field and 41 percent from behind the arc in the first half. The Tommies forced six first-half turnovers by the Mavericks and out-rebounded Omaha 20-16 in the first 20 minutes of play.
Seven different Tommies made their way into the scoring column in the first half, led by Blue who netted 11 points in the opening half on a 4-of-5 shooting effort from the field and a 3-of-4 showing from behind the arc.
The second half started with a scoring draught, neither team was able to score a bucket in the first over four minutes before Rohde scored the scoring draught with a layup. Less than 30 seconds later, fellow freshman Ahjany Lee slammed home a momentum-seizing alley-oop forcing Omaha to take a timeout with the Tommies leading 42-35 with 15:33 to play.
The Mavericks were able to cut the Tommie lead to as few as three points, 50-47 with 9:44 to play before St. Thomas erupted on a 17-9 run opening a 67-54 lead with 3:28 to play. In that run, Rohde accounted for eight of the Tommies 17 points. The Tommies were able to make their shots at the line down the stretch to earn the 80-68 win.
Joining Rohde in double figures were grad student Riley Miller (18 points), Blue with 13 points, and Lee with 10 points.
As a team, St. Thomas connected on 43 percent (25-of-58) of its shots from the field, 41 percent (11-of-27) from behind the arc and finished +2 in the rebounding column.
The Tommies return to action Thursday as they travel to Kansas City to face the Roos who are right behind St. Thomas in the conference standings. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
Tommie Men's Basketball: Summit League Tournament Cinematic Recap 2025
Thursday, March 20
Press Conference: Tommie Men's Basketball Postgame vs Kansas City 03-01-25
Sunday, March 02
Press Conference: Tommie Men's Basketball Postgame vs Omaha 02/15/25
Sunday, February 16
Tommie Men's Basketball vs NDSU: Cinematic Recap
Wednesday, February 05
