DECORAH, Iowa – The St. Olaf College men's basketball team hit a season-high 11 three-pointers in a 67-57 non-conference road win over Luther College on Tuesday evening at Birkestrand Family Court.

After entering the night averaging just over six made three-pointers per game, St. Olaf (3-3) shot 11-for-20 (55.0 percent) from behind the arc on its way to the 10-point victory over Luther (4-2) in the first meeting between the two programs since 2012. Senior Kobe Kirk led the way for the Oles with 20 points while shooting 4-for-5 from three-point range.

In addition to Kirk's 20-point performance that moved him up to sixth on St .Olaf's all-time scoring list, sophomore Liam Roche had a season-high 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists while shooting 5-for-9 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. First year Max Kraay hit 3-of-4 three-pointers to add nine points off the bench, while sophomore Luther Tostrud sank two three-pointers while contributing seven points, four rebounds, and three assists.

Six Oles hit at least one three-pointer in the win, as St. Olaf outscored Luther by a 33-15 margin from long distance. Luther held a 34-16 advantage in points in the paint and a 16-5 edge in second-chance points after pulling down 15 offensive rebounds. The Norse were just 5-for-23 (21.7 percent) on three-pointers.

Luther went 3-for-5 from behind the arc in the first three-plus minutes, but Kirk and Kraay each made a pair of three-pointers in the first nine-plus minutes to help St. Olaf to an 18-14 lead. A transition three-pointer by sophomore Luther Tostrud with 8:17 to go in the half made the Oles 5-for-8 from long range after shooting 23.1 percent as a team coming in.

The nine-point lead after Tostrud's three-pointer was the largest lead of the half for either team, as St. Olaf led for the final 12:30 of the opening half. Roche scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half, while Charlie Wunderlich had all 12 of his points on the night before the break for the Norse.

Luther whittled St. Olaf's lead to just two six minutes into the second half before junior Chris Willis converted a steal into a three-point play to push the Oles' lead back to five. Kraay followed with his third three-pointer to make it an eight-point game midway through the half, but the Norse quickly got it back to a two-point game with a 6-0 run.

Out of a St. Olaf timeout, Kirk made a layup and Tostrud sank a three-pointer to give the Oles a seven-point cushion. Kirk made a pair of three-pointers late - one with 2:57 to go that made it a 10-point game and another with 59 seconds left to put St. Olaf up by nine - to seal the win.

St. Olaf will head to UW-Eau Claire for a 2 p.m. tip-off on Sunday, Nov. 30.