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Oosterbaan, Minessale lead St. Thomas 80-67 past South Dakota State in Summit League Tournament

By The Associated Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Ben Oosterbaan and Nolan Minessale combined for 45 points in St. Thomas’ 80-67 win against South Dakota State on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament.

Oosterbaan went 8 of 13 from the field (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the No. 2 seed Tommies (24-8) to finish with 23 points. Minessale added 22 points while shooting 7 for 12 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line along with eight rebounds and six assists. Nick Janowski shot 4 for 11, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points and three steals.

Jaden Jackson finished with 16 points and five steals for the No. 7 seed Jackrabbits (14-18). Damon Wilkinson added 13 points for South Dakota State, as did Joe Sayler.

St. Thomas took the lead for what would be the final time on Oosterbaan’s layup with 18:18 remaining in the second half. They would outscore South Dakota State by 11 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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