The first-place Tommies (13-4 overall, 10-2 MIAC) had six players score in double figures and used a late 20-9 run to build a 17-point cushion in Wednesday night's 89-73 win over the Hamline Pipers (10-8, 8-5) in MIAC men's basketball play at UST's Schoenecker Arena.

Zach Riedeman scored 15 points for the Toms, who converted 31-of-39 free throws.

UST maintained its one-game lead over second-place Gustavus atop the conference standings, and has a two-game lead on Augsburg and St. Olaf.

Marcus Alipate scored 14 points; Will DeBerg, Noah Kaiser Erik Tengwall scored 12 points each; and John Nance had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.

UST used an 11-0 run in the first half to take a 30-23 lead, and the Pipers never led again.

St. Thomas led 43-36 at halftime and built the margin to 14. The Pipers used an 11-2 run to get within five points with 10:37 left, but the Toms countered with a 20-9 run to rebuild a 17-point lead.

Brandon Rieg and Al Tillman each scored 17 points off the bench for Hamline.

The Tommies play Saturday at Gustavus.