ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senior forward Jackson Henningfield (Lake Mary, Fla./Lyman) registered 33 points and 15 rebounds, as the Macalester College men's basketball team closed out its home schedule with a 72-59 victory over St. Olaf Sunday afternoon in the Leonard Center. The Scots are now 1-2 in the four-game series with the Oles, which concludes on Tuesday, March 30.

In the first half, Macalester broke open a close game with two baskets from Henningfield and five points from senior guard Tyler McFarland (Denver, Colo./New Hampton School) in a 9-2 run that put the Scots on top, 28-18 with 4:19 left in the half. A three-pointer by junior guard Eric Sathy (Cupertino, Calif./Homestead) in the final minute of the half pushed the lead to 35-22 before a layup by Caleb Greer made the halftime score 35-24 Macalester. The Scots shot 51.7 percent from the floor while holding St. Olaf to 38.5 percent over the game's first 20 minutes.

Nine points from Henningfield over the first eight minutes of the second half kept the momentum with the home team, as Macalester built a 49-31 advantage. The Oles fought back to cut the lead to 10, 54-44 with 7:47 remaining. Henningfield answered again with a basket and three-pointer, with the Scots eventually extending the lead to 20, 70-50 following five points from Sathy and a pair of free throws by McFarland. Macalester ended up shooting 47.5 percent from the field for the game while winning the rebounding battle, 39-24.

Henningfield was 14-of-23 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, while registering three assists and two blocks. The performance gives him 1,350 career points, surpassing Erik Jackson '05 (1,345) for sixth on Macalester's all-time scoring list. McFarland finished with 14 points and four assists, while Sathy had 10 points, five boards and two steals. Connor Martin paced St. Olaf with 20 points.

Macalester and St. Olaf are playing four games against each other this spring. The final game will be at St. Olaf on Tuesday, March 30, beginning at 7:00 p.m.