University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, February 4
Denver, Colo.
5:00 p.m. Central
16-10,7-6Summit League
68
at
57
Denver
13-13,4-9Summit League
1
2
F
St. Thomas (MN)
30
38
68
Denver
28
29
57
Team Stats
UST
Denver
FG%
.436
.333
3FG%
.407
.154
FT%
.600
.826
RB
33
41
TO
10
13
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
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/ Men's Basketball
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Photo by: Wesley Dean
Strong second half lifts Men’s Basketball past Denver for second-straight road win
2/4/2023 7:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Denver, Colo. – After earning their first conference road win of the season less 48 hours earlier in Omaha, Neb., the St. Thomas Men's Basketball defeated Denver 68-57 for its second-straight road win, improving to 16-10 on the season and 7-6 in Summit League action.
After connecting on 35 percent of their shots from deep in the first half, the Tommies shot 50 percent (5-of-10) in the second half to finish the game with a 41 percent three-point shooting clip.
Through the first five minutes of play, the two teams exchanged baskets and found themselves in an 8-8 tie. The game was tied at 10-10, 12-12 before St. Thomas went on an 8-2 run to open at 20-14 lead with 7:29 remaining in the first half.
St. Thomas led by as many as nine points, 28-19 with 2:46 remaining in the first half before Denver closed the half on a 9-2 run to bring the score to 30-28 in favor of the Purple as the teams went to the locker room.
Grad student Parker Bjorklund led the Tommies with nine points in the first half on a 3-of-4 showing from behind the arc. Senior Brooks Allen added seven points in the opening frame with one rebound, one assist and one steal.
As a team St. Thomas connected on 39 percent (10-of-29) of its shots from the field, 35 percent (6-of-17) from deep and made all four shots from the charity stripe in the first half. The Tommies posted seven assists on 10 made baskets in the first half, but committed six first-half turnovers.
One minute into the second half, Denver tied the game at 30-30 with just under16 minutes to play, the Pioneers earned their first lead, 34-33 since leading 4-3 early in the game. The lead was short lived as the Tommies went on a 7-0 run to open a 40-34 lead with 14 minutes to play.
With 11:11 to play, sophomore Ryan Dufault scored his first bucket of the game to give St. Thomas its first double-digit lead of the game, 48-38. With less than eight minutes to play, the Purple opened its largest lead, 14 points, 57-43, which proved insurmountable by Denver as St. Thomas earned the 68-57 win.
After posting six turnovers in the first half, St. Thomas committed only four second-half turnovers to finish with the team's average, 10 on the night. St. Thomas shot 44 percent (24-of-55) from the field and 41 percent (11-of-27) from behind the arc.
Bjorklund led the Purple with 19 points. The grad student was joined in double-figures by freshman Andrew Rohde (15) and fellow grad student Riley Miller (12) to lead the Tommies.
St. Thomas returns to Schoenecker for a three-game homestand beginning Thursday against Oral Roberts. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
After connecting on 35 percent of their shots from deep in the first half, the Tommies shot 50 percent (5-of-10) in the second half to finish the game with a 41 percent three-point shooting clip.
Through the first five minutes of play, the two teams exchanged baskets and found themselves in an 8-8 tie. The game was tied at 10-10, 12-12 before St. Thomas went on an 8-2 run to open at 20-14 lead with 7:29 remaining in the first half.
St. Thomas led by as many as nine points, 28-19 with 2:46 remaining in the first half before Denver closed the half on a 9-2 run to bring the score to 30-28 in favor of the Purple as the teams went to the locker room.
Grad student Parker Bjorklund led the Tommies with nine points in the first half on a 3-of-4 showing from behind the arc. Senior Brooks Allen added seven points in the opening frame with one rebound, one assist and one steal.
As a team St. Thomas connected on 39 percent (10-of-29) of its shots from the field, 35 percent (6-of-17) from deep and made all four shots from the charity stripe in the first half. The Tommies posted seven assists on 10 made baskets in the first half, but committed six first-half turnovers.
One minute into the second half, Denver tied the game at 30-30 with just under16 minutes to play, the Pioneers earned their first lead, 34-33 since leading 4-3 early in the game. The lead was short lived as the Tommies went on a 7-0 run to open a 40-34 lead with 14 minutes to play.
With 11:11 to play, sophomore Ryan Dufault scored his first bucket of the game to give St. Thomas its first double-digit lead of the game, 48-38. With less than eight minutes to play, the Purple opened its largest lead, 14 points, 57-43, which proved insurmountable by Denver as St. Thomas earned the 68-57 win.
After posting six turnovers in the first half, St. Thomas committed only four second-half turnovers to finish with the team's average, 10 on the night. St. Thomas shot 44 percent (24-of-55) from the field and 41 percent (11-of-27) from behind the arc.
Bjorklund led the Purple with 19 points. The grad student was joined in double-figures by freshman Andrew Rohde (15) and fellow grad student Riley Miller (12) to lead the Tommies.
St. Thomas returns to Schoenecker for a three-game homestand beginning Thursday against Oral Roberts. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
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