At the conclusion of the game, Carl Hipp (Jr., Little Canada, Minn.) was named the tournament MVP and Brown was named to the all-tournament team.

The Pipers opened with a three-pointer from Nick Carroll (Sr., Mendota Heights, Minn.) and were dominant from there over the tournament hosts. Cal Lutheran twice held brief one-point leads around the 15-minute mark of the first half, but the Pipers led for the remaining 39+ minutes of play in the game.

A jumper by Noah Aguirre (Fy., Fillmore, Calif.) at the end of the first half gave the visitors a 14-point, 42-28, lead at halftime.

Cal Lutheran cut Hamline's lead to eight points, 47-39, with 13:09 to play, but a trey from Jordan Schmidt (Fy., Northbrook, Ill.) put the Pipers back up by 11. Hamline cruised to the tournament title after that.

Brown had a game-high 17 points and recorded a double-double by adding 11 rebounds. He also contributed three blocked shots. Hipp and Schmidt had 10 points apiece.

En route to the tournament title game, the Pipers upset D3hoops.com #8-ranked Wheaton, 69-68, and Cal Lutheran defeated Monmouth, 72-58.

The non-conference win brings the Pipers' overall record to 5-4 while Cal Lutheran drops to 5-5 overall. Hamline will take a 1-3 MIAC record into their return to conference play on Saturday, January 2. They will host Carleton College at 3:00 p.m.