What looked like heartbreak turned into jubilation in a matter of moments for St. Thomas on Friday night.

Austin Herro was called for a foul on a 3-point attempt with two seconds left in a tie game at the Portland Invitational, which sent Northern Colorado’s Quinn Denker to the free-throw line.

Denker made two of the three shots to put Northern Colorado up, 72-70.

Ben Oosterbaan got the ball to Nolan Minessale, who let a heave fly from well behind the half-court line with more than 1.5 seconds still on the clock.

He drained it.

The Tommies poured onto the floor in celebration after securing a stunning 73-72 victory.

St. Thomas trailed for much of the evening, and still was down by eight with seven minutes to play. But the Tommies closed strong, knotting the game at 68-68 on a Nick Janowski triple with 2 minutes, 5 seconds to play.

Minessale led the Tommies with 20 points, while Janowski added 17.

The Tommies (4-2) play Cal State Fullerton on Saturday as the Invitational rolls on.

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