The Knights took the opening lead of the game and held it until the final five minutes of the first half. With 4:17 remaining in the half and the Pipers trailing 24-23, Jordan Schmidt (Fy., Fillmore, Calif.) was sent to the free throw line.

Schmidt made both shots for the 25-24 Hamline advantage. The shots were the first two free throws awarded in the game and were two of just four taken in the first half.

The Pipers led 30-28 at the intermission, with Carl Hipp (Jr., Little Canada, Minn.) and Brown (Sr., Saint Paul, Minn.) tallying eight apiece to lead Hamline.

Carleton tied the game, 30-30, in the first minute of play after halftime. They led until Dan Andersen (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn.) drained a jumper to give Hamline a 41-39 lead at 13:26.

The Pipers maintained control of the scoreboard from then until the final buzzer. They gained their first double-digit lead at 57-47 on a Noah Aguirre (Fy., Fillmore, Calif.) three-pointer with 8:48 to play.

The Hamline lead was cut to three points, 63-60, with under four minutes to play. However, the Pipers closed the game with a 14-5 run for the 77-65 victory.

Hipp had a double-double to lead Hamline, scoring 16 and pulling down 12 rebounds. Brown tallied a game-high 19 points, while Aguirre had the 13 and Schmidt added 11.

Carleton was led by 19 from Bryan Rosett and 17 from Seth Jonker.

The Pipers improve to 6-4, 2-3 MIAC with the conference win. The Knights fall to 5-5, 1-4 MIAC. Hamline will hit the road to play at Bethel on Monday, January 4, at 7:30 p.m.