St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies at Portland Pilots
· Portland Invitational
St. Thomas defeats Portland 76-66
Minessale added five steals for the Tommies (5-3). Carter Bjerke added 16 points while shot 4 for 7 from beyond the arc and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had six rebounds. Nick Janowski shot 5 for 11 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.
Timo George finished with 17 points and two steals for the Pilots (4-3). Portland also got 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists from Cameron Williams. Joel Foxwell finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
St. Thomas opened the game on a 14-0 run. Led by 11 first-half points from Minessale, St. Thomas carried a 36-34 lead into the break. St. Thomas pulled off the victory after a 9-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 56-49 with 11:07 left in the half. Minessale scored 13 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Nick Janowski Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Joel Foxwell missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Ryan Lafferty subbing in for St. Thomas-Minnesota | 76 - 66 |
Statistics
 STMN |
 PORT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 28-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 12-38 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 14-18 | FT | 4-7 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 983 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-7 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-9 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 30-3 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-5 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-8 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |