The St. Thomas men’s basketball team defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 76-74 in overtime in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Men’s basketball defeats C-M-S in OT, advances to second round
Tommie basketball teams find out their NCAA tournament opponents
Friday will be a big day for St. Thomas basketball teams. Both the men and women will open NCAA Division III tournament play, with the women’s team playing at home and the men on the road.
Men’s basketball edges Gustavus in OT to win MIAC; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is NCAA foe
Sophomore forward Josh Pella’s overtime heroics helped the St. Thomas men’s basketball team to a 66-62 victory against Gustavus Adolphus College to win the MIAC Championship game Sunday, Feb. 26.
Deberg, Nord lead men’s basketball team to MIAC title game
Junior guard Will DeBerg and freshman center Conner Nord each scored 18 points as the Tommies defeated Bethel 74-64 in Friday night’s MIAC semifinal game at home. St. Thomas will host second-seeded Gustavus at 2 p.m. Sunday in the MIAC title game.
Men’s basketball defeats Carleton 68-61, still pursuing MIAC title
The St. Thomas men’s basketball team defeated Carleton College 68-61 Monday night at Shoenecker Arena. The Tommies need one win in their last two games to claim a first-round playoff bye and a top-two seed.
Men’s basketball shucks the Cobbers at home
The St. Thomas men’s basketball team defeated Concordia-Moorhead 62-54 Saturday at Schoenecker Arena. The Tommies clinched a conference playoff berth with the win and remained one game behind first-place Gustavus.
St. John’s men’s basketball team sweeps St. Thomas
The St. John’s men’s basketball team defeated St. Thomas 61-56 Wednesday night at Schoenecker Arena, completing a regular season sweep of the Tommies for the first time since the 1993-94 season.
Men’s basketball dominates Hamline 89-73
Six players scored in double figures for the Tommies, and Wednesday night’s 89-73 win over Hamline keeps the team in first-place in the MIAC.
Men’s basketball loses to Bethel at the buzzer
Bethel’s Kellan Dahlquist rebounded a missed 3-pointer and banked in the game-winning shot at the buzzer to spark the Royals (7-7 overall, 3-6 MIAC) to a 69-68 upset over St. Thomas (10-4, 7-2) Monday night in Schoenecker Arena.
Men’s basketball cruises to a 68-53 win over Augsburg
Junior Will DeBerg’s team-high 15 points off the bench was the spark St. Thomas needed to snap a two-game losing streak.
Men’s basketball nets 86-64 win over Macalester
Junior John Nance’s 15 points helped the men’s basketball team (7-1 overall, 4-0 MIAC) overcome a slow first half to defeat Macalester (0-7, 0-4) 86-64 Wednesday evening at Schoenecker Arena.
Men’s basketball crushes Gustavus 79-61
Senior Tommy Hannon’s 21 points led the St. Thomas men’s basketball team (5-1) over Gustavus Adolphus College (2-2) 79-61 Saturday at home.