Macalester vs. Gustavus statistics

Pierce Peters (So., Glenwood, Minn. / Minnewaska Area) sank a pair of free throws with :23 to play to lift Macalester to a 68-67 upset over Gustavus Adolphus Monday night in St. Peter. Peters finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Kyle Hamblett (Sr., Paris, France / American School of Paris) added 15 to pace the Scots, who snap an eight-game skid.

Chris Quinn (Fy., Medord, Mass. / Beaver Country Day) handed out a season-best eight assists and Justin Wasik (Fy., Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) scored eight points.

Gustavus shot 53% from the floor, but Macalester enjoyed a 15-11 turnover advantage and 15-5 lead in offensive rebounds.

The Scots were able to overcome a 9-for-21 free throw shooting effort by knocking down 11-of-16 tries from behind the three-point line (69%). Hamblett was 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and Peters went 3-for-4.

James Hill paced the Gusties with 17 points and Phil Wirtjes added 16. Dan Schmidtknecht distributed eight assists. Seth Anderson scored 12 points. The Gusties drop from second to third in the MIAC standings, dropping to 12-7 overall and 10-4 in the MIAC.

Macalester led in points off turnovers (20-15), second chance points (13-7) and bench scoring (24-18).

Gustavus shot 58% in the opening half and led 38-30 at the intermission. Down 46-35, the Scots staged an 12-0 rally to go up by a point with 12:34 to go. The game was close the rest of the way and Mac made one final stop in the closing seconds.

Macalester goes to 2-16 on the season, 2-11 in the MIAC. The Scots go for two in a row Wednesday (Feb. 2) when they host Concordia-Moorhead at the Leonard Center at 7:45 p.m.