Minessale and St. Thomas defeat South Dakota State 73-72
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Nolan Minessale scored 17 points and Drake Dobbs secured the victory with a free throw with 13 seconds left as St. Thomas took down South Dakota State 73-72 on Wednesday night.
Minessale shot 7 for 12, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Tommies (13-5, 3-0 Summit League). Dobbs scored 12 points and added five assists. Kendall Blue shot 3 for 5, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.
The Jackrabbits (10-7, 1-1) were led by Kalen Garry, who recorded 19 points. Oscar Cluff added 13 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists for South Dakota State. Joe Sayler also had 12 points and four assists.
Minessale scored 12 points in the first half and St. Thomas went into halftime trailing 40-36. Dobbs scored a team-high 10 points for St. Thomas in the second half, including his game-winning shot in the final minute.
Both teams play again on Saturday. St. Thomas hosts South Dakota and South Dakota State travels to play Omaha.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Jackrabbits gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Nolan Minessale blocks Matthew Mors's two point layup | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â | |
19:36 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:18 | +2 | Nolan Minessale makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
19:02 | Â | Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Matthew Mors offensive rebound | Â | |
18:47 | +3 | Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot (Matthew Mors assists) | 5-2 | |
18:25 | Â | Miles Barnstable misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Matthew Mors misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â | |
17:46 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point dunk | 7-2 | |
17:16 | +3 | Kendall Blue makes three point jump shot (Rich Byhre assists) | 7-5 | |
16:55 | Â | Matthew Mors misses two point layup | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â | |
16:51 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot | 9-5 | |
16:35 | Â | Nolan Minessale misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Joe Sayler misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Drake Dobbs defensive rebound | Â | |
16:06 | +3 | Rich Byhre makes three point jump shot (Drake Dobbs assists) | 9-8 | |
15:48 | Â | Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:46 | Â | Jackrabbits offensive rebound | Â | |
15:46 | Â | Rich Byhre personal foul | Â | |
15:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:37 | Â | Kalen Garry turnover (Nolan Minessale steals) | Â | |
15:20 | +2 | Nolan Minessale makes two point layup (Ben Nau assists) | 9-10 | |
15:20 | Â | Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Nolan Minessale draws the foul) | Â | |
15:20 | +1 | Nolan Minessale makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-11 | |
15:03 | Â | Joe Sayler offensive foul | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Joe Sayler turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
14:46 | Â | Nolan Minessale misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:42 | Â | Kalen Garry defensive rebound | Â | |
14:34 | Â | Ben Nau shooting foul (Joe Sayler draws the foul) | Â | |
14:34 | +1 | Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-11 | |
14:34 | +1 | Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-11 | |
14:22 | +3 | Ben Oosterbaan makes three point jump shot (Miles Barnstable assists) | 11-14 | |
14:00 | Â | Joe Sayler misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Carter Bjerke defensive rebound | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Matthew Mors personal foul | Â | |
13:46 | Â | Miles Barnstable misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Damon Wilkinson defensive rebound | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Stoney Hadnot misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Ben Nau defensive rebound | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Ben Oosterbaan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:12 | Â | Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound | Â | |
12:53 | +2 | Kalen Garry makes two point layup (Damon Wilkinson assists) | 13-14 | |
12:32 | Â | Damon Wilkinson blocks Miles Barnstable's two point layup | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Kalen Garry defensive rebound | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Damon Wilkinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Ben Nau defensive rebound | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Owen Larson personal foul | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Owen Larson blocks Ryan Dufault's two point layup | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Ryan Dufault offensive rebound | Â | |
11:49 | +2 | Ben Oosterbaan makes two point layup (Kendall Blue assists) | 13-16 | |
11:29 | Â | Isaac Lindsey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Ben Oosterbaan defensive rebound | Â | |
11:19 | Â | Ben Nau misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Stoney Hadnot turnover | Â | |
11:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:58 | +2 | Drake Dobbs makes two point layup | 13-18 | |
10:46 | +2 | Matthew Mors makes two point layup (Oscar Cluff assists) | 15-18 | |
10:29 | Â | Drake Dobbs turnover (Isaac Lindsey steals) | Â | |
10:19 | +2 | Matthew Mors makes two point layup (Oscar Cluff assists) | 17-18 | |
9:54 | Â | Drake Dobbs misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Matthew Mors defensive rebound | Â | |
9:31 | +3 | Owen Larson makes three point jump shot (Matthew Mors assists) | 20-18 | |
9:16 | Â | Kalen Garry personal foul | Â | |
9:00 | +3 | Rich Byhre makes three point jump shot (Kendall Blue assists) | 20-21 | |
8:33 | Â | Owen Larson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Jackrabbits offensive rebound | Â | |
8:23 | +2 | Damon Wilkinson makes two point jump shot (Owen Larson assists) | 22-21 | |
8:10 | +3 | Carter Bjerke makes three point jump shot (Nolan Minessale assists) | 22-24 | |
7:55 | Â | Nolan Minessale personal foul | Â | |
7:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:36 | Â | Miles Barnstable defensive rebound | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Ryan Dufault misses two point layup | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Matthew Mors defensive rebound | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Jackrabbits offensive rebound | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Carter Bjerke personal foul | Â | |
6:57 | +2 | Joe Sayler makes two point layup (Oscar Cluff assists) | 24-24 | |
6:57 | Â | Ryan Dufault shooting foul (Joe Sayler draws the foul) | Â | |
6:57 | +1 | Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-24 | |
6:38 | +2 | Carter Bjerke makes two point layup (Ben Oosterbaan assists) | 25-26 | |
6:20 | +2 | Kalen Garry makes two point jump shot | 27-26 | |
6:09 | Â | Ryan Dufault misses two point layup | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Isaac Lindsey defensive rebound | Â | |
5:43 | +2 | Joe Sayler makes two point layup | 29-26 | |
5:31 | Â | Ben Oosterbaan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Kalen Garry defensive rebound | Â | |
5:17 | +3 | Isaac Lindsey makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists) | 32-26 | |
5:07 | Â | Tommies 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:53 | Â | Kendall Blue misses two point layup | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Damon Wilkinson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Damon Wilkinson offensive rebound | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Damon Wilkinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Rich Byhre defensive rebound | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Rich Byhre misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Drake Dobbs offensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | +3 | Kendall Blue makes three point jump shot (Drake Dobbs assists) | 32-29 | |
3:51 | Â | Isaac Lindsey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Tommies defensive rebound | Â | |
3:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:21 | +2 | Nolan Minessale makes two point layup | 32-31 | |
3:08 | Â | Rich Byhre shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul) | Â | |
3:08 | +1 | Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-31 | |
3:08 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Carter Bjerke defensive rebound | Â | |
2:52 | Â | Nolan Minessale misses two point layup | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
2:45 | Â | Carter Bjerke blocks Oscar Cluff's two point layup | Â | |
2:41 | Â | Carter Bjerke defensive rebound | Â | |
2:34 | +3 | Nolan Minessale makes three point jump shot (Drake Dobbs assists) | 33-34 | |
2:17 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Kalen Garry assists) | 35-34 | |
2:07 | +2 | Nolan Minessale makes two point layup (Kendall Blue assists) | 35-36 | |
1:41 | +2 | Matthew Mors makes two point jump shot | 37-36 | |
1:41 | Â | Nolan Minessale shooting foul (Matthew Mors draws the foul) | Â | |
1:41 | +1 | Matthew Mors makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-36 | |
1:25 | Â | Ben Oosterbaan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Matthew Mors defensive rebound | Â | |
1:06 | +2 | Kalen Garry makes two point layup | 40-36 | |
0:40 | Â | Carter Bjerke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Ben Oosterbaan offensive rebound | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Matthew Mors personal foul | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Drake Dobbs misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Joe Sayler defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |