Steve Banick added 19 and Mark Bergstrom had 14 points in just 12 minutes in the win.
Cabel Kurtis had 16 of his team-best 23 points in the first half to lead Martin Luther. Kurtis was 5-of-11 and the Knights 10-for-21 from the arc.
The Oles led by just one at the break after Kurtis hit his fourth three of the night at the buzzer. St. Olaf was 23-of-33 from the line in the second half to secure the win.
The Oles were 32-43 from the charity stripe in the game while Luther was just 6-10.
Jon Bain had seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the win.
Martin Luther (0-0 UMAC, 0-4) got 19 points from Nathan Nass, 11 from Jocob Beilke and 10 from Drew Kock.
St. Olaf (0-0 MIAC, 2-1) opens MIAC play at Augsburg at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
STOLAF 86, MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE 78 MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE Caleb Kurbis 8-18 2-2 23; Nathan Nass 9-13 0-0 19; Keith Schleis 5-7 1-1 11; Drew Kock 4-5 0-0 10; Jeffrey Dolan 3-6 0-0 8; Brian Gephart 1-3 2-4 4; Neil Birkholz 1-1 0-1 2; Jacob Schwartz 0-7 1-2 1; Jacob Beilke 0-1 0-0 0; Aaron Schultz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 6-10 78. STOLAF Chad Norberg 9-15 4-5 23; Steve Banick 4-12 7-13 19; Mark Bergstrom 4-5 6-6 14; Jon Bain 3-6 1-2 7; Jon Butala 2-10 0-0 5; Bobby Hunter 0-3 5-5 5; Brady McMahon 1-1 2-2 4; Matt Christensen 0-1 3-4 3; Chris Clark 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-54 32-43 86. Martin Luther College......... 41 37 - 78 STOLAF........................ 42 44 - 86 3-point goals-Martin Luther College 10-21 (Caleb Kurbis 5-11; Drew Kock 2-3; Jeffrey Dolan 2-3; Nathan Nass 1-1; Jacob Schwartz 0-3), STOLAF 6-14 (Steve Banick 4-6; Jon Butala 1-3; Chad Norberg 1-4; Matt Christensen 0-1). Fouled out--Martin Luther College-Keith Schleis; Nathan Nass; Drew Kock, STOLAF-None. Rebounds-Martin Luther College 29 (Keith Schleis 7), STOLAF 34 (Jon Bain 11). Assists-Martin Luther College 22 (Jeffrey Dolan 8), STOLAF 17 (Steve Banick 4). Total fouls-Martin Luther College 26, STOLAF 13.