St. Thomas Tops Portland to Close Portland Invitational Behind Minessale's 24

Overview

• St. Thomas beat Portland 76-66 in the event finale, opening with a 14-0 run and sealing control with a 9-0 burst after halftime.
• Nolan Minessale led the Tommies with 24 points and five steals, including 13 after the break.
• Carter Bjerke added 16 points on 4-for-7 3-point shooting and was perfect at the line, while Nick Janowski finished with 15.
• Portland's Timo George scored 17, with Cameron Williams contributing 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and Joel Foxwell posting 11-7-8.
• The result moved St. Thomas to 5-3 and Portland to 4-3, following earlier Invitational highlights that included Minessale’s late winner over Northern Colorado and Quinn Denker’s 29-point OT performance for Northern Colorado against Portland.