Macalester vs. St. Thomas statistics

St. Thomas knocked down 15 of its first 16 shots, including 6-of-6 on three-pointers, to open up a commanding first half lead, and went on to defeat Macalester 86-51 Saturday at the Leonard Center. The Tommies came into the contest ranked No. 6 in the D3hoops.com national poll and finished the game with a 61% shooting figure.

The Tommies pressed the Scots for a 24-10 turnover margin and finished with 26 assists.

Three Scots finished in double figures in scoring. Pierce Peters (Fy., Glenwood, Minn. / Minnewaska Area) led the way with 14 points, followed by Kyle Hamblett (Jr., Paris, France / American School of Paris) with 12 points and Colin Keeley (Jr., Kildeer, Ill. / Stevenson) with 11.  Hamblett and Keeley combined to make 10 out of 11 shots.

St. Thomas was paced by Alex Healy, who drained 4-of-5 from three-point range and finished with 21 points. Joe Scott scored 12 points. Peter Leslie handed out five assists and Noah Kaiser added four.  At 13-1 in the MIAC, the Toms open up a 2 1/2 game lead over Gustavus in their quest for a fifth straight MIAC crown.

Mac plays its fourth straight home game Monday (Feb. 1) when it takes on St. John's at the Leonard Center at 7:30 p.m.