DULUTH, Minn. – The Macalester College men's basketball team shot a season-high 56.5 percent from the field and made 15 three-pointers in a 99-86 victory over the College of St. Scholastica Saturday afternoon at Reif Gymnasium. The MIAC road win gives the Scots (5-3) a 2-1 record in conference play. The Saints fall to 1-4, 0-2 MIAC.

Macalester jumped out to an 11-5 lead following three-pointers by junior guard Tom Andreae (Newton, Mass./Newton North), first year guard Kaden Holdbrook (Palo Alto, Calif./Gunn) and sophomore forward Noah Shannon (Northfield, Ill./New Trier) in the first three minutes of the game. From that point St. Scholastica heated up offensively, outscoring the Scots 26-11 over the next 5:37 to take a 31-22 advantage. Macalester responded with three-pointers from junior guards Caleb Williams (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) and Marcus Crawford (Edina, Minn./Edina) and a basket by junior guard Coby Gold (Denver, Colo./Kent Denver) to cut the deficit to one, 31-30 with nine minutes left in the first half. After the Saints pushed the lead back up to five, three Crawford three-pointers sparked a 22-7 spree to put the Scots back on top, 55-45 two minutes before halftime. St. Scholastica scored seven of the final eight points of the half to make the halftime score 56-52 Macalester. The two teams were on fire from beyond the arc, with the Scots shooting 61.1 percent (11-of-18) and the Saints making 81.8 percent (9-of-11) from three-point range in the first half.

Momentum stayed with the hosts early in the second half, with St. Scholastica opening with a 10-5 run to take back the lead, 62-61. With the game on the line, Macalester used the three-pointer to regain control. Andreae, Holdbrook and sophomore guard Eric Wentz (Minot, N.D./Minot) hit from deep in a key 12-1 run that gave the Scots a 73-63 lead with 12:20 remaining. After the Saints tallied the next four points to make it a six-point game, 73-67 midway through the second half, Macalester pulled away, leading by as many as 19 points before heading home with a 99-86 victory on the road. The Scots shot 50.0 percent from the field in the second half while tightening up the defense to hold St. Scholastica to 30.6 percent shooting.

Macalester had a season-high six players score in double figures, led by a career-high 22 points from Shannon, who also snared a team-best nine rebounds to go with two steals. Crawford was 5-of-7 from three-point range to finish with a career-high 15 points, while Williams also scored 15 points and had six boards and four assists. Gold registered 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals, Holdbrook had 11 points and four assists, and sophomore forward Ryan Brush (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue) added 10 points and three steals. Andreae almost made it seven Scots in double figures with nine points and four rebounds. Noah Winesett scored 15 points to lead St. Scholastica.

Macalester plays another MIAC game on the road on Monday, Dec. 4 at Bethel. The game is set to start at 7:00 p.m. in Arden Hills, Minn.