POST-GAME SCOREBOARD
Wednesday, December 4 • 7:30 p.m.

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2
OT
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SMU
34
49
83
Hamline
29
41
70

Official Box Score

The Highlights:

Lance Larson, SMU: 20 points
Ryan Wilt, SMU: 14 points
Jim Wangler, SMU: 13 points
Dan Kloak, SMU: 11 points
Dusty Ward, SMU: 11 points
Nick Michaels, SMU: 12 points, 10 rebounds

Josh Hanson, Hamline: 22 points
Tyler Petrich, Hamline: 14 points
UP NEXT: St. Olaf at SMU

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Saturday, December 7 • 3 p.m.
Cardinals' balanced attack too much for Pipers to handle in 83-70 win

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Bob Biebel will be the first one to admit that his Saint Mary's University men's basketball team isn't perfect.

There's chinks in their suit of armor, weaknesses that can be exploited — you just have to find them.

A balanced offensive attack isn't one of them.

Just ask Hamline.

Six of the seven Cardinals who scored against the Pipers Wednesday evening, finished in double figures — including a season-high 20 points from Lance Larson (Lakeville, Minn.) — as SMU pulled away from Hamline 83-70 for its first win in three tries this season.

Ryan Wilt (Naperville, Ill.) chipped in 14 points for the Cardinals — just missing a double-double by one rebound — while Jim Wangler (Wheaton, Ill.) finished with 13 points and Nick Michaels (Dyer, Ind.) tallied 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Dusty Ward (Burnsville, Minn.) and Dan Kloak (Elmwood Park, Ill.) each finished with 11 points for the Cardinals, who shot 54 percent from the field (30-for-56) and turned a five-point halftime lead into a 13-point blowout by scoring a season-high 49 points in the second half.