Pipers' hot shooting sinks St. Olaf

First-year forward Tony Thrasher paced Hamline (3-6, 2-2 in the MIAC) with 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting from the floor - 14 of those points came in the Pipers' 58-point second half.

He was one of five Pipers in double figures. First-year Jon DeRock added 18 points - 13 in the second half - to go with six assists. Jon Viemeister came off the bench for 14 points. Kyle Foster chipped in 13 points, nine rebounds, and seven steals. Junior point guard Sam Wiener had a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists.

St. Olaf guard Jon Butala netted a game-high 24 points - 22 coming in the second half. Steve Banick had 17 points while Bobby Hunter scored 16 points. Center Jon Bain netted 10 points.

The Pipers held the Oles (4-6, 2-3) to 28 percent shooting in the first half (9-32) while building a 10-point halftime cushion. The Pipers went on a 13-5 spurt over the last seven minutes of the first half. Thrasher had two buckets during the run.

That bulge would grow to as many as 16 before the Oles mounted a comeback, but St. Olaf could get no closer than six points. The up-and-down second half results in each team scoring 58 points. Hamline was a scorching 18 of 27 shooting in the half (67 percent) while the Oles weren't bad either hitting 20 of 40 from the field (50 percent).

The Pipers will host Macalester Wednesday night at Hutton Arena. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m.