Bethel led by as many as 20 points in the second half before St. Olaf cut it to nine, but the Oles could not complete the charge eventually falling under the Royals' 14-of-32 three-point barrage.
St. Olaf went down 16 early in the game but would make a run and cut it to ten by halftime. Seven turnovers by the Oles and Bethel's ten first-half three-pointers contributed to the deficit.
Bain single-handedly kept St. Olaf in the game in the first half with 17 points.
BU vs STO 01-05-05 7:00 at St. Olaf College At St. Olaf College BU 91, STO 77 BU (8-1 (3-1)) Travis Jones 8-15 1-2 21; Tyson Bjorklund 7-12 0-0 19; Tim Gilbert 5-14 6-6 19; Steve Strom 6-8 0-1 12; Matt Fredrickson 2-3 3-3 8; Trent Perry 2-4 1-2 6; Isaac Hinrichs 0-1 4-4 4; Wade Blazejak 1-2 0-2 2; Chris Breit 0-1 0-0 0; Issac Allen 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 31-62 15-22 91. STO (6-4 (2-3)) Jon Bain 9-13 8-13 26; Jon Butala 5-12 0-0 11; Tucker Weisman 4-7 0-0 9; Pat Fraser 3-6 0-0 8; Andy Grimsrud 3-6 0-0 7; Ted Gonsior 3-5 1-1 7; Wade Pierce 2-12 1-4 5; Mark Bergstrom 1-2 0-0 2; Bobby Hunter 1-4 0-0 2; Will Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Erik Sviggum 0-2 0-0 0; Eric Scholten 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-72 10-18 77. BU............................ 49 42 - 91 STO........................... 39 38 - 77 3-point goals-BU 14-32 (Tyson Bjorklund 5-9; Travis Jones 4-8; Tim Gilbert 3-7; Trent Perry 1-3; Matt Fredrickson 1-2; Chris Breit 0-1; Issac Allen 0-1; Wade Blazejak 0-1), STO 5-16 (Pat Fraser 2-3; Andy Grimsrud 1-3; Tucker Weisman 1-3; Jon Butala 1-4; Erik Sviggum 0-2; Ted Gonsior 0-1). Fouled out--BU-None, STO-None. Rebounds-BU 36 (Steve Strom 10), STO 44 (Jon Bain 12). Assists-BU 20 (Tim Gilbert 4), STO 20 (Pat Fraser 6). Total fouls-BU 11, STO 13. A-421