Kendall Blue scored 21 points to help St. Thomas pull away for an 85-69 victory over North Dakota in the semifinals of the Summit League Championships on Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Tommies (24-9) advanced to the Summit League championship game for the first time.

After an exciting 2024-25 regular season, the Summit League is holding its annual conference tournament this week.Omaha earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament bracket, but St. Thomas and South Dakota State are also threats to win the title.

There’s no way around it. South Dakota got shell-shocked in their 100-75 Summit League semifinal loss to Omaha. The Mavericks came out and punched the Coyotes in the mouth almost immediately, taking a 16-4 lead less than five minutes into the first half. After 13 minutes USD trailed by 27.