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The first trip to the National Invitational Tournament in the Division I era for the St. Thomas men’s basketball ended abruptly. The Tommies (24-10) lost 67-52 to Seattle University (21-13) on Tuesday at the Redhawks’ Arena in Seattle in the first round of the NIT.
Nolan Minessale led St. Thomas with 15 points. Nick Janowski scored 10 points, while Isaiah Johnson-Arigu had 12 points off the bench.
St. Thomas had a strong first half, leading by as many as 10 points before going into halftime with a 31-30 advantage. The Tommies scored the first six points of the second half before Seattle started to control play.
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