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Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
St. Thomas head to title game after strong second half
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The St. Thomas men's basketball team advanced to the Summit League championship game with a 85-69 win over North Dakota Saturday night at the Premier Center. The two teams played even in the first half and were tied at 33 at the break. The second-seeded Tommies went on an 11-3 run early in the second half to take a nine-point lead, and the advantage never dipped below five the rest of the night. St. Thomas later used separate 10-0 and 11-0 runs to balloon the edge to 21. The Tommies shot 62.5% in the second half. Kendall Blue led the way with 21 points. Carter Bjerke and Drake Dobbs had 15 apiece. Miles Barnstable was also in double figures 14. UND's Treysen Eaglestaff was held scoreless in the first half and was limited to just six points one night after scoring 51 to knock out South Dakota State. Eli King and Mier Panoam each had 15 to lead the Fighting Hawks. The Tommies will now meet top-seed Omaha, who routed USD 100-75 in the first semifinal, in the championship game Sunday night at 8 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. Since St. Thomas is still ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, regardless of the result of the title game, the Mavericks will represent the Summit League in the NCAA Tournament. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox Sports
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Blue scores 21, St. Thomas beats North Dakota 85-69 in Summit League Tournament
Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Kendall Blue had 21 points in St. Thomas' 85-69 victory over North Dakota on Saturday night in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament. Blue also had three steals for the Tommies (24-9). Drake Dobbs scored 15 points while going 5 of 5 and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line and added five assists. Carter Bjerke had 15 points and went 6 of 11 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range). The Tommies play Omaha in the championship game on Sunday. but the Mavericks — who won the regular season conference title — already clinched the Summit League's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. St. Thomas is in its final year of postseason ineligibility following the rare jump from Division III. Eli King led the way for the Fightin' Hawks (12-21) with 15 points and eight rebounds. North Dakota also got 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals from Mier Panoam. Amar Kuljuhovic also recorded 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. St. Thomas pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 17 points. They outscored North Dakota by 16 points in the final half, as Blue led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. recommended
Associated Press
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Blue scores 21, St. Thomas beats North Dakota 85-69 in Summit League Tournament
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Kendall Blue had 21 points in St. Thomas' 85-69 victory over North Dakota on Saturday night in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament. Blue also had three steals for the Tommies (24-9). Drake Dobbs scored 15 points while going 5 of 5 and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line and added five assists. Carter Bjerke had 15 points and went 6 of 11 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range). The Tommies play Omaha in the championship game on Sunday. but the Mavericks — who won the regular season conference title — already clinched the Summit League's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. St. Thomas is in its final year of postseason ineligibility following the rare jump from Division III. Eli King led the way for the Fightin' Hawks (12-21) with 15 points and eight rebounds. North Dakota also got 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals from Mier Panoam. Amar Kuljuhovic also recorded 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. St. Thomas pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a seven-point lead to 17 points. They outscored North Dakota by 16 points in the final half, as Blue led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
No. 2 St. Thomas downs No. 7 Denver to make semis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Summit League) – No. 2 seed St. Thomas used a first-half, three-point barrage, securing an 80-62 victory over No. 7 seed Denver in quarterfinal action at the 2025 Summit League Men's Basketball Championship on Thursday at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. Junior Miles Barnstable led a trio of Tommies in double figures with 17 points, Kendall Blue added 15 and Carter Bjerke chipped in 13 off the bench for a St. Thomas team that made eight of its 10 three pointers in the opening 20 minutes.A flurry of those 3-pointers were made early, staking St. Thomas to a double-digit lead just over seven minutes into the contest. The Tommies were able to keep that momentum and extend the lead to 16 by halftime. Blue had 13 of his 15 points in those opening 20 minutes and drilled all three of his long-distance attempts to get the offense rolling. The Tommies finished with a 58 percent clip from the floor, while holding Denver to a 30 percent effort in the first half, which resulted in a a 48-32 halftime lead for St. Thomas, who won a quarterfinal game for the third consecutive year. In the second half, DU could never muster a strong enough charge as St. Thomas held the lead above double figures throughout. Barnstable had 11 points after the break to pace the Tommies. Denver sophomore DeAndre Craig led his squad with 15 points, while freshman Josh Pickett added 14 for the Pioneers, who were under the direction of interim head coach Shammond Williams. The Tommies will play the winner of the Friday's quarterfinal between No. 3 seed South Dakota State and No. 6 seed North Dakota that will be played 25 minutes following the first quarterfinal of the session. Turning PointThe Tommies' Ben Nau broke an early 8-8 tie by making a trio of free throw attempts after being fouled on shot from beyond the arc and St. Thomas never trailed again. Those freebies were the start of a 9-2 run that Bjerke capped with back-to-back triple. Inside the Box Score St. Thomas made six of its first seven attempts from 3-point range, including five straight at one point before finishing the half 8-for-15. The Tommies would finish 10-for-20 from deep, while DU went just 4-for-13. Craig led Denver with 15 points and has now reached double figures in all four of his Summit League Tournament games and closed the season with 12 consecutive games in that category. St. Thomas graduate student Drake Dobbs dished a career-high eight assists and only had one turnover. News & Notes The Tommies have now won a quarterfinal game in all three of their Summit League Tournament appearances. Denver did not experience the same seventh-seed magic in this tournament after making a run to the program's first title-game appearance from the same seed line a season ago. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Associated Press
06-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
St. Thomas plays Denver in Summit League Tournament
Denver Pioneers (11-20, 5-11 Summit League) vs. Saint Thomas Tommies (22-9, 12-4 Summit League) Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tommies -10; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas squares off against Denver in the Summit League Tournament. The Tommies' record in Summit League play is 12-4, and their record is 10-5 against non-conference opponents. St. Thomas is second in the Summit League scoring 83.5 points while shooting 49.4% from the field. The Pioneers are 5-11 in Summit League play. Denver ranks sixth in the Summit League giving up 77.5 points while holding opponents to 47.8% shooting. St. Thomas is shooting 49.4% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 47.8% Denver allows to opponents. Denver averages 72.7 points per game, 2.4 fewer than the 75.1 St. Thomas gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Barnstable is averaging 14.7 points for the Tommies. Kendall Blue is averaging 12.2 points over the last 10 games. DeAndre Craig is averaging 13.5 points for the Pioneers. Sebastian Akins is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Tommies: 7-3, averaging 79.0 points, 27.8 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.6 points per game. Pioneers: 5-5, averaging 72.0 points, 29.4 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points. ___
