A three-game winning streak for the St. Thomas men’s basketball team came to a close Thursday night as the Tommies lost their first Summit League game this season to a team not from North Dakota.
A second-half rally fell short as St. Thomas lost 98-94 at Omaha for the Tommies’ third loss in Summit play. The visitors couldn’t fully surmount a five-point halftime deficit despite getting double-digit scoring from six different players in the run-and-gun affair vs. the host Mavericks.
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu led St. Thomas (20-7 overall, 9-3 Summit) with 19 points in a reserve role. Nolan Minessale recorded 17 points to go with a game-high nine assists.
Grant Stubblefield and Ja’Sean Glover led Omaha (13-14, 6-6) in scoring, tying for the game high with 22 points apiece.
The loss dropped the Tommies into a second-place tie with North Dakota in the conference standings, with both teams now trailing idle North Dakota State by 1.5 games with four contests to go in the regular season. The Coyotes and Bison were the only two Summit teams to overcome St. Thomas this season before Thursday.
St. Thomas remains on the road for its next two contests, starting with a Valentine’s Day matchup at Kansas City (4-21, 1-10), with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m.
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