Kris Salberlich had all of his game-high 17 points, including a 5-of-9 effort from three, in the first half to lead the Muskies, who were 12-for-22 as a team from the arc in the game.
Lakeland led 59-39 at the break.
The Oles missed their first six shots from three, and finished just 4-of-12. St. Olaf's first three-pointer came when Andy Grimsrud (Sr.) connected with 12:04 to play in the second half.
Tucker Weisman (Fy,) had 15 points in just 11 minutes, going 3-of-5 from the arc, for the Oles. Jon Bain (So.) added 13 points and six rebounds.
The Oles outrebounded Lakeland 39-25, but the Muskies had just six turnovers while St. Olaf had 14.
St. Olaf C., MN vs Lakeland College 12/29/04 6:00 PM at Zorn Arena, Eau Claire, WI At Zorn Arena, Eau Claire, WI LAKELAND COLLEGE 95, ST. OLAF C., MN 80 ST. OLAF C., MN (5-3) Tucker Weisman 5-7 2-2 15; Jon Bain 5-10 3-4 13; Mark Bergstrom 3-5 4-4 10; Wade Pierce 3-10 2-4 8; Pat Fraser 3-3 2-3 8; Chris Clark 2-3 1-2 5; Jon Butala 1-7 2-2 4; Will Johnson 2-2 0-0 4; Andy Grimsrud 1-6 0-0 3; Ted Gonsior 1-3 1-1 3; Bobby Hunter 1-2 1-2 3; Tim Wyman 1-2 0-0 2; Erik Sviggum 1-1 0-0 2; Eric Scholten 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-63 18-24 80. LAKELAND COLLEGE (4-6) Saiberlich, Kris 6-11 0-0 17; Hiir, Ryan 6-9 2-3 16; Regal, Aaron 4-5 2-2 12; James, Germayne 3-7 3-4 10; Hoerres, David 2-4 5-6 9; Ehnert, Danny 3-6 3-4 9; Zeck, Nick 3-6 2-4 8; Howard, Nick 2-4 0-0 6; Ruys, Al 3-3 0-0 6; Jenson, Will 1-2 0-0 2; Zellner, Craig 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-58 17-23 95. St. Olaf C., MN............... 39 41 - 80 Lakeland College.............. 59 36 - 95 3-point goals-St. Olaf C., MN 4-12 (Tucker Weisman 3-5; Andy Grimsrud 1-2; Jon Butala 0-3; Ted Gonsior 0-2), Lakeland College 12-22 (Saiberlich, Kris 5-10; Regal, Aaron 2-2; Howard, Nick 2-4; Hiir, Ryan 2-2; James, Germayne 1-2; Ehnert, Danny 0-1; Hoerres, David 0-1). Fouled out--St. Olaf C., MN-None, Lakeland College-None. Rebounds-St. Olaf C., MN 39 (Wade Pierce 6; Jon Bain 6), Lakeland College 25 (Ehnert, Danny 4; Hiir, Ryan 4). Assists-St. Olaf C., MN 18 (Ted Gonsior 3), Lakeland College 19 (Ehnert, Danny 4; Regal, Aaron 4; Saiberlich, Kris 4). Total fouls-St. Olaf C., MN 16, Lakeland College 18. A-350 36th Annual EC Holiday Classic. 1st round, 1st game. LAKE breaks Classic record for most pts in a half with 59. LAKE never trails in game. Largest lead in 1st half was 20 at half, in 2nd half was 25 (72-47 at 12:24). ------------------------------------------------------------------------