St. Thomas-Minnesota secures 79-62 victory over North Dakota State
AP
Feb 02, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Nolan Minessale's 23 points helped St. Thomas-Minnesota defeat North Dakota State Bison 79-62 on Sunday night.
Minessale also contributed three steals for the Tommies (18-6, 8-1 Summit League). Kendall Blue scored 20 points and added three steals. Ben Nau had nine points and shot 3 for 8 from beyond the arc.
Jacari White finished with 23 points for the Bison (16-8, 5-4). Jacksen Moni added 17 points and six rebounds for North Dakota State. Tajavis Miller finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.
Blue led the Tommies with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 45-26 at the break. St. Thomas extended its lead to 53-31 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. Minessale 13 points in the second half.
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1st Half
NDST
Bison
26
STTHMN
Tommies
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bison gains possession)
19:33
Jacksen Moni turnover (traveling)
19:24
Miles Barnstable misses three point jump shot
19:22
Noah Feddersen defensive rebound
19:11
Jacari White misses three point jump shot
19:09
Miles Barnstable defensive rebound
18:55
+2
Nolan Minessale makes two point layup (Miles Barnstable assists)
0-2
18:55
Noah Feddersen shooting foul (Nolan Minessale draws the foul)
18:55
+1
Nolan Minessale makes regular free throw 1 of 1
0-3
18:41
Masen Miller turnover (lost ball)
18:26
Miles Barnstable turnover (traveling)
18:06
Brennan Watkins turnover (traveling)
17:52
+3
Kendall Blue makes three point jump shot (Drake Dobbs assists)
0-6
17:17
Masen Miller misses three point jump shot
17:15
Rich Byhre defensive rebound
17:06
Miles Barnstable misses three point jump shot
17:04
Jacksen Moni defensive rebound
16:54
+2
Jacari White makes two point hook shot
2-6
16:38
+3
Kendall Blue makes three point jump shot (Drake Dobbs assists)
2-9
16:18
Jacari White misses three point jump shot
16:16
Nolan Minessale defensive rebound
16:16
Jacari White shooting foul (Miles Barnstable draws the foul)
16:16
+1
Miles Barnstable makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-10
16:16
+1
Miles Barnstable makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-11
16:02
Tajavis Miller misses three point jump shot
16:00
Kendall Blue defensive rebound
15:48
Ben Nau misses three point jump shot
15:46
Tajavis Miller defensive rebound
15:35
TV timeout
15:30
Drake Dobbs personal foul (Masen Miller draws the foul)
15:14
Jacksen Moni misses three point jump shot
15:12
Kendall Blue defensive rebound
14:47
+3
Nolan Minessale makes three point jump shot (Kendall Blue assists)
2-14
14:30
Carter Bjerke shooting foul (Jacksen Moni draws the foul)
14:30
+1
Jacksen Moni makes regular free throw 1 of 3
3-14
14:30
+1
Jacksen Moni makes regular free throw 2 of 3
4-14
14:30
+1
Jacksen Moni makes regular free throw 3 of 3
5-14
14:10
+2
Nolan Minessale makes two point dunk (Carter Bjerke assists)
5-16
13:46
Ben Nau personal foul (Jacari White draws the foul)
13:35
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
13:33
Ryan Dufault defensive rebound
13:24
+3
Carter Bjerke makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dufault assists)
5-19
13:08
Jacari White turnover (lost ball)
12:54
+3
Ben Oosterbaan makes three point jump shot (Carter Bjerke assists)
5-22
12:33
+3
Jacari White makes three point jump shot (Tajavis Miller assists)
8-22
12:11
Ben Nau misses three point jump shot
12:09
Ryan Dufault offensive rebound
11:55
Miles Barnstable misses three point jump shot
11:53
Ryan Dufault offensive rebound
11:51
+2
Ryan Dufault makes two point layup
8-24
11:50
Bison 30 second timeout
11:50
TV timeout
11:28
+3
Masen Miller makes three point jump shot (Jacksen Moni assists)
11-24
11:03
Ryan Dufault misses two point layup
11:01
Jacksen Moni defensive rebound
10:51
Kendall Blue personal foul (Tajavis Miller draws the foul)
10:44
Jacari White misses two point hook shot
10:42
Jacksen Moni offensive rebound
10:22
Ben Oosterbaan personal foul (Jacksen Moni draws the foul)
10:17
Jacari White misses three point jump shot
10:15
Miles Barnstable defensive rebound
10:07
+3
Ben Oosterbaan makes three point jump shot (Kendall Blue assists)
11-27
9:44
+2
Jacksen Moni makes two point hook shot
13-27
9:19
+3
Kendall Blue makes three point jump shot (Rich Byhre assists)
13-30
9:07
+2
Tajavis Miller makes two point layup
15-30
8:52
Rich Byhre misses three point jump shot
8:50
Tajavis Miller defensive rebound
8:42
+3
Tajavis Miller makes three point jump shot
18-30
8:10
+2
Kendall Blue makes two point layup (Ben Oosterbaan assists)
18-32
7:49
TV timeout
7:35
Brennan Watkins misses two point jump shot
7:33
Miles Barnstable defensive rebound
7:13
Tajavis Miller personal foul (Ben Nau draws the foul)
6:56
Jump ball. Drake Dobbs vs. Masen Miller (Tommies gains possession)
6:29
Nolan Minessale misses three point jump shot
6:27
Masen Miller defensive rebound
6:18
Tajavis Miller misses two point layup
6:16
Miles Barnstable defensive rebound
6:11
+3
Carter Bjerke makes three point jump shot (Nolan Minessale assists)
18-35
6:01
Masen Miller misses three point jump shot
5:59
Tajavis Miller offensive rebound
5:42
+3
Brennan Watkins makes three point jump shot (Tajavis Miller assists)
21-35
5:32
Miles Barnstable misses two point layup
5:30
Miles Barnstable offensive rebound
5:16
+2
Miles Barnstable makes two point jump shot
21-37
5:07
+2
Jacksen Moni makes two point jump shot
23-37
4:48
+2
Nolan Minessale makes two point layup (Ben Nau assists)
23-39
4:34
Masen Miller misses three point jump shot
4:32
Tommies defensive rebound
3:55
Kendall Blue misses two point jump shot
3:53
Darik Dissette defensive rebound
3:42
+3
Jacari White makes three point jump shot (Darik Dissette assists)
26-39
3:17
Rich Byhre offensive foul (Jacksen Moni draws the foul)
3:17
Rich Byhre turnover (offensive foul)
3:17
TV timeout
2:59
Tajavis Miller misses two point layup
2:57
Ben Oosterbaan defensive rebound
2:31
Ryan Dufault misses two point layup
2:29
Jacari White defensive rebound
2:24
Tajavis Miller misses three point jump shot
2:22
Ben Oosterbaan defensive rebound
2:13
+3
Ben Nau makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dufault assists)
26-42
1:53
Jacari White misses two point hook shot
1:51
Ben Oosterbaan defensive rebound
1:44
Ben Nau misses three point jump shot
1:42
Tajavis Miller defensive rebound
1:30
Tajavis Miller turnover (out of bounds)
1:11
Nolan Minessale offensive foul (Jacksen Moni draws the foul)
1:11
Nolan Minessale turnover (offensive foul)
1:09
Jacari White turnover (lost ball) (Drake Dobbs steals)
0:40
+3
Drake Dobbs makes three point jump shot (Carter Bjerke assists)
