Game Summary

ST. PETER, Minn. — The search continues.

Last Monday against Carleton, the Saint Mary's University men's basketball team couldn't make a free throw to save its life, and it cost them in a 71-60 loss to the Knights.

Last Wednesday against Macalester, the Cardinals' ice-cold shooting from beyond the 3-point line was their undoing in a 66-56 setback.

And Saturday, the search for that complete game continued as the Cardinals struggled in all facets of the game as Gustavus erupted for 55 first-half points and rolled to a 92-57 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory.

SMU's offense struggled from the get-go, shooting just 29 percent from the field in the first half (9-for-31), made just 2 of 8 3-pointers and equaled that output from the free throw line as the Gusties streaked out to a 55-22 halftime advantage.

The Cardinals (2-6 MIAC, 2-10 overall) regrouped a bit in the second half, scoring 35 points on 11 of 29 shooting from the field and an 11-for-15 effort from the free throw line, but the damage was already done as GAC handed SMU its third straight loss.

Jim Wangler (Wheaton, Ill.) was the lone Cardinal to score in double figures, finishing with 11 points. Derek Nelson, meanwhile, scored a game-high 22 points in leading four Gustie players in double figures.