Down 51-47 with six minutes to play, the Scots out-scored the Cardinals 19-5 the rest of the way to pull out the win. St. Mary’s had its final lead at 54-53 with 3:43 to go but managed just two points the rest of the way. The Scots closed out on a decisive 13-2 run as Brendan Bosman went 6-for-6 on free throws and Johnson and Brian Ranwick hit big three-pointers.
Tom Conboy added 12 points for the Scots, while Bosman had nine points and eight rebounds. Nate Assel and Jesse Hollander handout out four assists each, while Ranwick went 3-for-6 on three-pointers.
Terrence Smith led a balanced SMU attack with 11 points, while Michael Batterman added 10. Dan Cormier grabbed eight rebounds, while Brensley Haywood came up with five steals. The Cards shot just 35% on the day.
Macalester led 23-14 after 12 minutes of play before the Cards went on a 15-3 run over the final 8:01 of the half to take a 29-26 lead into the intermission. The lead grew to 10 points at 39-29 at the 16:21 mark of the second half before Macalester ran off 13 unanswered points to go up 42-39 with 12:59 remaining. Things were close the rest of the way until the Scots went on their late game-winning 13-2 rally.
Macalester returns to the court Monday (Jan. 31) at home against St. Olaf. The Cards are back in action tomorrow at home against the Concordia Cobbers.
Saint Mary's vs Macalester 1/28/06 3:15 p.m. at Macalester Gymnasium - St. Paul, Minn. At Macalester Gymnasium - St. Paul, Minn. MACALESTER 66, SAINT MARY'S 56 SAINT MARY'S (8-9, 6-6 MIAC) Terrence Smith 3-9 5-8 11; Michael Batterman 4-8 2-2 10; Mike Sweeney 3-7 0-0 9; Michael Rohr 4-6 1-1 9; Brensley Haywood 2-14 3-4 8; Fiore Buccieri 1-3 0-0 3; John Gencius 1-6 0-0 3; Dan Cormier 1-2 1-4 3. Totals 19-55 12-19 56. MACALESTER (5-13, 4-9 MIAC) Lars Johnson 6-9 3-6 21; Tom Conboy 5-12 0-1 12; Andy Stein 4-7 1-1 9; Brian Ranwick 3-6 0-0 9; Brendan Bosman 1-2 7-8 9; Trevor Jepma 1-5 0-0 3; Nate Assel 1-7 0-0 2; Jesse Hollander 0-3 1-2 1; T. Robinson-Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 12-18 66. Saint Mary's.................. 29 27 - 56 Macalester.................... 26 40 - 66 3-point goals-Saint Mary's 6-20 (Mike Sweeney 3-6; Brensley Haywood 1-6; John Gencius 1-5; Fiore Buccieri 1-1; Dan Cormier 0-1; Michael Rohr 0-1), Macalester 12-28 (Lars Johnson 6-7; Brian Ranwick 3-6; Tom Conboy 2-3; Trevor Jepma 1-4; Jesse Hollander 0-2; Nate Assel 0-5; Brendan Bosman 0-1). Fouled out--Saint Mary's-None, Macalester-None. Rebounds-Saint Mary's 35 (Dan Cormier 7), Macalester 37 (Brendan Bosman 8). Assists-Saint Mary's 12 (Dan Cormier 2; Brensley Haywood 2; Fiore Buccieri 2; Michael Batterman 2; John Gencius 2), Macalester 17 (Jesse Hollander 4; Nate Assel 4). Total fouls-Saint Mary's 18, Macalester 13. A-225