Men’s basketball: Tommies win on buzzer-beating heave

What looked like heartbreak turned into jubilation in a matter of moments for St Thomas on Friday night Austin Herro was called for a foul on a -point attempt with two seconds left in a tie event at the Portland Invitational which sent Northern Colorado s Quinn Denker to the free-throw line Denker made two of the three shots to put Northern Colorado up - Ben Oosterbaan got the ball to Nolan Minessale who let a heave fly from well behind the half-court line with more than seconds still on the clock He drained it The Tommies poured onto the floor in celebration after securing a stunning - win St Thomas trailed for much of the evening and still was down by eight with seven minutes to play But the Tommies closed strong knotting the event at - on a Nick Janowski triple with minutes seconds to play Minessale led the Tommies with points while Janowski added The Tommies - play Cal State Fullerton on Saturday as the Invitational rolls on Related Articles College football St Thomas prepared for toughest foe of DI era MN lawmakers hear about impact of canceled federal higher instruction grants Men s basketball St Thomas opens new home with mastery over Army St Thomas men s basketball falls at Saint Mary s in season opener Tommies rout Marist keep Pioneer League title hopes alive