Notables
-Fischer, Silgen record double doubles
-Saints reach .500 first time this season
-Anderson records 12th double digit point game of season
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team welcomed Martin Luther College to The Reif for an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup on Saturday afternoon. St. Scholastica would face a stingy Knights defense that would keep the game interesting with 11 lead changes, but the Saints would make a run in the final nine minutes of the game to come up on top 88-70.
How It Happened
The Saints started out facing a stingy Martin Luther defense with the visiting Knights (4-13, 1-8 UMAC) gaining an early 6-2 lead. St. Scholastica would battle back to gain the lead five minutes into the game at 13-12. The Knights went on a 22-12 run in the next six minutes to gain their biggest lead of the half 34-23.
The Saints would get a spark with
Nick Carlson (Canyon, Minn./South Ridge HS) converting an and-one opportunity. St. Scholastica then went on a 17-6 run to get a one-point lead after a
Cade Goggleye (Nett Lake, Minn./North Woods HS) three pointer. The final minute and a half would be owned by the Saints extending their lead to seven with
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) making the last five points of the half to give a 47-40 lead for St. Scholastica heading into the break.
Martin Luther came out of halftime on a quick 8-2 run to get within one point of the Saints at 49-48. The Saints would extend a lead up to five, but Martin Luther would fight back once again within one 56-55. St. Scholastica would struggle with a 2-3 defense run by Martin Luther, but would be able to crack the zone with the last nine minutes of the game owned by the Saints going on a 27-14 run to close out the game and get the win 88-70.
Top Performers
Collin Anderson (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) led the Saints offense with 19 points.
Jack Silgen (Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS (St. Thomas)) and
Quinn Fischer (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) recorded double doubles with Silgen scoring 18 points and bringing down 10 rebounds and Fischer scoring 17 points and 10 boards. Carlson added 17 points in the win.
Up Next
The Saints (9-9, 6-3 UMAC) will go on the road Wednesday when they travel to North Central University (Minn.) for a UMAC matchup in Minneapolis. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
