Notables
-CSS' 15-game home winning streak comes to an end
-Northwestern's six straight UMAC Tournament title
-Northwestern's Will Gisler named tournament MVP

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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team never led on Saturday night in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament championship game as the five-time reigning champion University of Northwestern went on to capture its sixth straight title by a score 93-70 in front of a capacity crowd.
 
First Half
The Eagles jumped out to a 5-0 lead, before the Saints responded with five straight points tie it up. However, Northwestern went on a 15-4 run to take an 11-point lead with 11 minutes to go in the half.
 
A Kory Deadrick (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) 3-pointer sparked a Saints run that got the margin down to two with eight minutes remaining. The Eagles were able to maintain the advantage and got the lead back up to double-digits before the half and went into the locker room with a 47-36 advantage
 
The Eagles shot 49 percent from the floor in the half, while the Saints shot 42 percent.
 
Second Half
The Saints could only get as close as nine in the second half as the Eagles had an answer for every CSS spurt. Northwestern had great scoring balance with four players over 15 points.
 
A Kyle Ooms 3-point-play on an acrobatic shot with under eight minutes to go seemed to seal the fate for the Saints that it wasn't their night. The Eagles went on to win 93-70.
 
Second-Chance Points/3-Point Field Goals
The Eagles out-scored the Saints 23-9 in second-chance points for the game, including 12-3 in the second half. Northwestern was also 13-of-25 from beyond the arc, including 8-for-13 in the second half.
 
Free Throw Struggles
The Saints attempted 18 more free throws than the Eagles, but only shot 16-of-28 for 57 percent. The Eagles were 8-for-10 from the charity stripe.
 
Top Performances for CSS
Deadrick led the Saints with 13 points off the bench. Joe Stark (Hayward, Wis./Hayward HS) added 12 points and Andrew Laughlin (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) had eight points and nine rebounds.
 
Top Performances for Northwestern
Will Gisler had a game-high 18 points and was named the UMAC Tournament MVP. Guard Michael Carney added 15 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Anderson Bazile Jr. had 17 points off the bench.
 
Thank You Seniors
The Saints will say goodbye to senior Andrew Laughlin (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS), Jake Naslund (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) and David Ohnstad (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS). The group can say they were part of the first outright UMAC regular season championship squad.
 
The Saints finish with a record of 19-8. The 19 wins tie a program record for most victories in a season and the eight losses are a program record for the fewest in a season.
 
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