The St. Thomas men’s basketball team improved to 3-0 in the Summit Conference with an 82-71 defeat of Oral Roberts at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Okla. Saturday evening.

After leading 43-40 at the half, the Tommies opened up a double-digit lead with a 10-2 run over a five-minute span late in the second half to take the 11-point win.

Nick Janowski shared game-high scoring honors with Connor Dow of the Golden Eagles, with both players scoring 23 points. Janowski also led all players with 12 rebounds. Isaiah Johnson-Arigu contributed 17 points in a reserve role for UST, while Carter Bjerke and Ben Oosterbaan chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively. Connor Dow led the Golden Eagles led all scorers

St. Thomas, which now sits at 14-4 overall, remains one of just two Summit teams unbeaten in conference play. North Dakota State, 14-5 overall, is 4-0 against Summit teams after topping Omaha 78-76 Saturday afternoon. The Tommies travel to Fargo to face the Bison at 1 p.m. next Saturday. But first, St. Thomas heads even further up Interstate 29 to face North Dakota in Grand Forks with a 7 p.m. tip-off on Thursday.

The Tommies return home to the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on Thursday, Jan. 22 against South Dakota State.

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