The Knights (8-6, 6-3 MIAC) made nine consecutive shots, turning an early 4-2 deficit to a commanding 25-4 advantage in cruising to their fifth win in their last seven outings.
Carleton shot 52 percent in the first half, including 6-for-9 from three-point range, in leading 35-19 at the break. The Knights stretched the lead to as many as 27 points on a Khalid Lakanwal three-pointer with six minutes remaining.
Jeff Tendall was the lone Cardinal in double figures with 14 points. SMU (2-12, 1-8 MIAC) shot 31 percent from the floor and had more turnovers (19) than field goals (16).
Kyle Beste paced the Knights with 13 points and four assists and Tommy Drake added 12 points and eight rebounds for Carleton, which beat SMU for the ninth straight time. Carleton canned 10 three-pointers, marking the second straight game the Knights have made 10 or more three-pointers. The Carleton reserves accounted for four of the 10 triples.
St. Mary's University vs Carleton College 01/17/05 7:30 p.m. at Northfield, MN At Northfield, MN CARLETON COLLEGE 64, ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY 43 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY (2-12 (1-8 MIAC)) Jeff Tendall 4-14 3-4 14; Michael Batterman 3-7 0-0 6; Dan Kloak 2-7 1-2 5; Michael Rohr 2-5 1-2 5; John Gencius 1-5 0-0 3; Dan Cormier 1-5 1-2 3; Brensley Haywood 1-1 0-0 3; Eric Lear 1-6 0-0 2; Josh Heim 1-1 0-0 2; David Shaw 0-0 0-0 0; Mike O'Hara 0-0 0-0 0; Fiore Buccieri 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-51 6-10 43. CARLETON COLLEGE (8-6 (6-3 MIAC)) Kyle Beste 3-11 7-8 13; Tommy Drake 6-13 0-0 12; Anthony Baquero 4-10 0-0 12; Dan Forkrud 4-8 0-0 8; Brian Sharkey 2-3 0-0 6; Jake Phillips 2-3 0-0 6; Khalid Lakanwal 1-3 0-0 3; Micah Johnson 1-4 0-0 3; Tucker Schieck 0-1 1-1 1; Thomas Hooker 0-0 0-1 0; Zak Miles 0-1 0-0 0; Paul Rotilie 0-0 0-0 0; Seth Procter 0-0 0-0 0; Mike Kootsikas 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-59 8-10 64. St. Mary's University......... 19 24 - 43 Carleton College.............. 35 29 - 64 3-point goals-St. Mary's University 5-19 (Jeff Tendall 3-8; Brensley Haywood 1-1; John Gencius 1-4; Dan Cormier 0-1; Eric Lear 0-3; Dan Kloak 0-2), Carleton College 10-26 (Anthony Baquero 4-8; Jake Phillips 2-3; Brian Sharkey 2-2; Khalid Lakanwal 1-3; Micah Johnson 1-3; Zak Miles 0-1; Mike Kootsikas 0-2; Tommy Drake 0-2; Kyle Beste 0-2). Fouled out--St. Mary's University-None, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-St. Mary's University 33 (Dan Cormier 10), Carleton College 39 (Dan Forkrud 8; Tommy Drake 8). Assists-St. Mary's University 9 (John Gencius 3; Jeff Tendall 3), Carleton College 18 (Kyle Beste 4). Total fouls-St. Mary's University 13, Carleton College 11. A-300