The St. Thomas men’s basketball team continued its dominance over any Summit Conference team not from the Peace Garden State by routing visiting Oral Roberts on Saturday night in St. Paul.
A 53-point second half turned a close game into a runaway victory as the Tommies bested the Golden Eagles 92-75 at the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena for the team’s 20th win of the season.
Nolan Minessale led all scorers with 28 points while fellow guard Nick Janowski recorded 24 points while sinking two of St. Thomas’ six three-pointers in the contest.
With the victory, the Tommies (20-6 overall, 9-2 Summit) remained one game behind North Dakota State (20-6, 10-1) and one game ahead of North Dakota (14-13, 8-3) in the Summit League standings. The Bison and Fighting Hawks are the only two conference teams to have defeated St. Thomas this season.
The Tommies now prepare to embark on a three-game road trip that begins Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Omaha. The excursion also includes stops in Kansas City and Denver before St. Thomas returns home Feb. 26 to take on the Bison in a rematch of a 68-65 loss in Fargo on Jan. 17 before hosting Omaha in the regular-season finale on Feb. 28.
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