ST. PETER, Minn. - The Hamline men's basketball team (1-4, 0-3 MIAC) erased a 10-point deficit with 5:20 left in the second half, but came up short in overtime, falling to Gustavus Adolphus (2-3, 2-0 MIAC) 88-81 in St. Peter.
 
Junior Michael Dillon had a big performance for the Pipers, compiling his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds. The Colorado native tacked on two steals and an assist throughout the contest while going a perfect 7-7 from the charity stripe.
 
Sophomore forward Cooper Berg also had an impressive day for HU, scoring a career-high 19 points on 5-10 shooting, including draining four threes. Senior Lucas Berg and sophomore Addison Ostendorf chipped in for Hamline as well, with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
 
The Pipers struggled to get their shots to fall on the night, shooting 37.2% overall and 25.0% from three. The Gusties had more success connecting on 47.1% of their shots, shooting 38.1% from behind the arc.
 
Despite the cold shooting, Hamline found a way to stay in the game, which had 13 lead changes throughout. Gustavus held a slight lead for the majority of the first half, leading by seven with only a minute left of the frame. A layup from Trey Prince would cut that lead to five heading into halftime, 43-38.
 
The second half went back-and-forth at first, but the Gusties managed to build up a double-digit lead with only five minutes left to play. The Pipers rallied, though, ending the half on a 15-5 run to tie the game at 71 and send it into overtime.
 
In overtime the game was tied at 75 apiece before Gustavus went on a seven-point run to take over the lead. HU could not recover from this, going on to lose 88-81.
 
The Pipers return home for their next contest, hosting Saint John's on Saturday, December 7 for a 1:00 p.m. game. The women's team will play approximately 30 minutes after the men's game wraps up, facing Saint Benedict.