Mark Bergstrom (Jr., Woodbury, Minn.) had a team-high 18 points off the bench to lead St. Olaf (2-2 MIAC, 4-3).
St. Olaf was just 12 of 22 from the free throw line.
St. Olaf cut the Concordia lead to six on consecutive 3-pointers from Steve Banick (So., Oakdale, Minn./N. St. Paul) and Jon Butala (Jr., W. St. Paul, Minn./Sibley), the Oles' only two of the game, in the final three minutes.
The Cobbers' Mark Dixon (Sr., St. Paul, Minn./Mounds View) had 16 points and Keith Eckhoff (Sr., Alexandria, Minn.) had 12 of his 14 in the first half.
St. Olaf is off until they play in the Land of Magic Classic, where they will meet Hiram University and Wesleyan (Conn.) in Daytona Beach on Dec. 28 and 29.
CONCORDIA COLLEGE 78, ST. OLAF COLLEGE 64 ST. OLAF COLLEGE (2-2 MIAC/4-3) Mark Bergstrom 6-10 5-7 18; Bobby Hunter 4-7 1-1 9; Jon Butala 4-13 0-0 8; Jon Bain 3-4 2-4 8; Steve Banick 3-9 0-0 7; Brady McMahon 2-2 2-2 6; Mitch Haugen 2-2 1-6 5; Chad Norberg 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 25-51 12-22 64. CONCORDIA COLLEGE (3-1 MIAC/3-3) Luke Linz 7-11 5-6 19; Mark Dixon 5-5 6-9 16; Keith Eckhoff 5-11 2-3 14; Jason Miller 3-7 0-0 6; Ryan Templeton 3-5 0-1 6; Anthony Boike 2-4 0-0 5; Eric Meichsner 1-3 2-2 5; Gavin Ganab 2-3 0-0 4; Cody Dyshaw 1-2 0-0 3; Brock Citterman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-53 15-21 78. St. Olaf College.............. 33 31 - 64 Concordia College............. 40 38 - 78