Steve Banick (So., Oakdale, Minn./N. St. Paul) had a game-high 17 points and six assists to lead St. Olaf (2-1 MIAC, 4-2).
The Oles forced 23 Macalester (1-3 MIAC, 1-6) turnovers.
Tom Conboy (So., Minnetonka, Minn.) had 15 points, nine turnovers, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Scots.
Jon Bain (Jr., Austin, Minn.) had 12 of his 13 points in the game's first 10 minutes, sparking St. Olaf on a 20-4 run.
Mark Bergstrom (Jr., Woodbury, Minn.) added 12 points and Bobby Hunter (So., W. St. Paul, Minn./Sibley) 11 in the win.
Nate Assel (Fy, Eagan, Minn./Rosemount) added 14 points in the loss for Macalester.
St. Olaf plays at Concordia-Moorhead College on Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
STOLAF 77, MAC 62 MAC Tom Conboy 6-20 2-4 15; Nate Assel 6-12 0-0 14; Brendan Bosman 5-12 0-0 10; T. Robinson-Wilson 3-10 0-0 7; Andy Stein 3-4 0-0 6; Jesse Hollander 2-2 1-1 6; Trevor Jepma 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 27-66 3-5 62. STOLAF Steve Banick 3-10 8-8 17; Jon Bain 6-9 1-2 13; Mark Bergstrom 5-11 2-4 12; Bobby Hunter 5-8 1-2 11; Jon Butala 4-10 0-0 9; Chad Norberg 3-7 0-0 8; Mitch Haugen 1-4 1-2 3; Chris Clark 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-60 15-20 77. MAC........................... 21 41 - 62 STOLAF........................ 41 36 - 77 3-point goals-MAC 5-17 (Nate Assel 2-6; T. Robinson-Wilson 1-3; Jesse Hollander 1-1; Tom Conboy 1-3; Trevor Jepma 0-1; Brendan Bosman 0-3), STOLAF 6-12 (Steve Banick 3-4; Chad Norberg 2-4; Jon Butala 1-2; Mark Bergstrom 0-2). Fouled out--MAC-Tom Conboy, STOLAF-None. Rebounds-MAC 38 (Nate Assel 7; Tom Conboy 7; Trevor Jepma 7), STOLAF 29 (Brady McMahon 6). Assists-MAC 15 (Tom Conboy 8), STOLAF 17 (Steve Banick 6). Total fouls-MAC 15, STOLAF 11. A-488