Saturday, January 14, 2017

ST. OLAF WENT UP AGAINST ST. THOMAS IN A MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME

On Jan. 11, it was a battle of the Saint’s as, St. Olaf and St. Thomas squared off in a men’s basketball game. St. Olaf looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.            
St. Olaf pushed the ball down the floor as they looked to score layups in transition. They could get everyone involved in the offense.
St. Olaf got the ball into the hands of Robert Tobroxen. Tobroxen took the ball hard to the basket as he looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups.
St. Thomas called a timeout with 13:48 left in the first half. The score was tied at 8.
Neither team went on a run early in the first half. There were many ties and lead changes throughout the first half.
St. Olaf called a timeout with 8:23 left in the first half. The score was St. Thomas 18, St. Olaf 15.
St. Thomas stepped up and knocked down shots.
St. Olaf called a timeout with 7:00 left in the first half. The score was St. Thomas 24, St. Olaf 17.
St. Thomas’s Elijah Hannah came up with mid-range jump-shots and layups in the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could make it.
St. Thomas called a timeout with 4:21 left in the first half. The score was St. Thomas 30, St. Olaf 17.
St. Thomas continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups late in the first half.
At halftime, the score was St. Thomas 35, St. Olaf 32.
As the second half got underway St. Thomas continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition.
St. Thomas continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition throughout the second half.
St. Olaf attacked the basket and could come up with mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the second half.
Neither team gave up easy looks at the basket.
St. Thomas’s Nate Albers and Frank Delaney both could come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Delaney was also able to come off screens and get to the basket.
St. Olaf called a timeout with 8:28 left in regulation. The score was St. Thomas 50, St. Olaf 44.
St. Olaf’s Robert Tobroxen was all over the floor. On the offensive end, he came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could make shots.
St. Olaf got the lead late on a Frank Delaney layups. Delaney was all over the boards. He could get rebounds on both ends of the floor.
St. Thomas called a timeout with 2:00 left to go in regulation. The score was St. Olaf 58, St. Thomas 53.
As time wound off the clock both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and come up mid-range jump shots and layups. The defensive pressure also stepped up late in the game.
St. Olaf came away with the 64-56 victory over St. Thomas.
The leading scorers for St. Thomas were Hannah with 13 points and Hannon with 12 points.
The leading scorers for St. Olaf were Albers with 17 points and Delaney with 16 points.

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