St. Thomas Edges Oral Roberts Behind Dominant Second Half Run
The St. Thomas men's basketball team continued its impressive start to the season with a convincing 82-71 victory over Oral Roberts at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday evening.
As the teams headed into halftime, it was anyone's game, with Oral Roberts trailing by just three points. However, the Tommies turned up the heat in the second half, unleashing a 10-2 surge that gave them an insurmountable 11-point lead over the Golden Eagles.
St. Thomas standout Nick Janowski led all scorers with 23 points and also dominated on the glass, grabbing 12 rebounds to pace his team. Connor Dow matched Janowski's output for Oral Roberts, but it was too little too late as the Tommies pulled away in the final stretch.
The St. Thomas squad, now at an impressive 14-4 overall, remains one of only two Summit Conference teams with a perfect record against conference opponents. The team will look to keep its winning streak alive as they head to Fargo next Saturday to take on North Dakota State.
However, first up is a tough test in Grand Forks as the Tommies face off against North Dakota in a 7 p.m. tip-off on Thursday. Before that, St. Thomas returns home to the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on January 22nd to host South Dakota State in a crucial matchup.
The St. Thomas men's basketball team continued its impressive start to the season with a convincing 82-71 victory over Oral Roberts at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday evening.
As the teams headed into halftime, it was anyone's game, with Oral Roberts trailing by just three points. However, the Tommies turned up the heat in the second half, unleashing a 10-2 surge that gave them an insurmountable 11-point lead over the Golden Eagles.
St. Thomas standout Nick Janowski led all scorers with 23 points and also dominated on the glass, grabbing 12 rebounds to pace his team. Connor Dow matched Janowski's output for Oral Roberts, but it was too little too late as the Tommies pulled away in the final stretch.
The St. Thomas squad, now at an impressive 14-4 overall, remains one of only two Summit Conference teams with a perfect record against conference opponents. The team will look to keep its winning streak alive as they head to Fargo next Saturday to take on North Dakota State.
However, first up is a tough test in Grand Forks as the Tommies face off against North Dakota in a 7 p.m. tip-off on Thursday. Before that, St. Thomas returns home to the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on January 22nd to host South Dakota State in a crucial matchup.
. seems like they were down by just three at halftime but came back strong in the second half 
. what's going on with nick janowskis dominance - is he injured or was it just a great game? 
also, oral roberts only had one guy matching janowskis 23 points... did they really have no depth? 
nick janowski is a beast!! they're gonna crush north dakota next sat! 
but seriously, their second half run was insane 
10-2 surge like what's gonna stop them now? 
I was on the edge of my seat when Oral Roberts was only down by 3 at halftime, but then St. Thomas just went into overdrive 
. And that 10-2 second half run was insane 
. Can't wait to see what happens next, especially against North Dakota and South Dakota State - it's gonna be super intense 
. Go Tommies! 
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what's going on with oral roberts tho? they got crushed lol 
guess that second half was a wake up call for them 
anyway, st thomas looks like the team to beat in summit conference right now! 
my friends and i were all cheering for them during their game against oral roberts 
can't wait to see what happens next Thursday vs north dakota 
. but seriously, nick janowski is straight fire! i love how he's carrying the team and then Connor Dow shows up with his own heat... it's like that one friend who always shows up when you need him most 
. anyway, st thomas is on fire rn and i'm here for it 
. I'm curious to see how they'll handle North Dakota next Thursday, that's gonna be a tough one...
their passing game is so sick! and nick janowski is straight fire 
anyway gotta give props to oral roberts they put up a good fight 
now the question is can st thomas keep this winning streak going? got my money on them 
next game in grand forks against north dakota, gonna be a nailbiter 
nick janowski is straight fire though 
I was thinking about how fast-paced college hoops is these days and it's crazy to see teams like St. Thomas and Oral Roberts put on such a show. Nick Janowski looks like a beast out there, I mean 23 points and 12 rebounds? That's impressive! It's gonna be tough for them to keep that winning streak going though, especially with some big games coming up against North Dakota and South Dakota State. The Summit Conference is looking fierce this year 
, gotta keep that winning streak going! 
I gotta say, Oral Roberts' coach must've gone crazy with those fourth quarter adjustments lol! They got outcoached big time by St Thomas. Janowski is a beast on the court tho 
his rebounding is insane. 14-4 and still undefeated in the summit? St Thomas is looking like a legit contender for the conference title 
but u know who's been struggling? Oral Roberts' bench 
they just can't seem to get it together. anyway, i'm low-key hyped for the game against north dakota state 
and then we'll have another tough matchup with south dakota state 
The Tommies are definitely on fire right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's more to this story than meets the eye... 