The Golden Rams have now won their first three games of the season.
Anoka-Ramsey opened the game with a 17-2 run over the first eight minutes of the game and went into halftime with a 39-17 lead.
St. Thomas shot just 22.2% in the opening half including a 0-11 performance from the three-point line while the Golden Rams connected on 48.5% of their shots in the first period.
The second half started out the same as the lead ballooned to 29 points (52-23) five minutes into the half.
A lackluster final 15 minutes from the Golden Rams allowed St. Thomas to cut the deficit to the final 14 point margin.
Anoka-Ramsey shot 46.8% from the field, but made only 5 of 20 three-point attempts and just 13 of 22 free throws. They also out-rebounded the Tommies 40-37.
St. Thomas finished shooting 40% from the field and just 23.5% from the three-point line (4-17).
In their first three games, the Golden Rams have held their opponents to a combined 13 of 67 shooting from the three-point line (19.4%).
Joey Weldon lead the Golden Rams with 18 points on 8 of 10 shooting to go along with 15 rebounds. Weldon has recorded a double-double in every game so far this season.
Trent Pollard finished with 13 points and four rebounds.
Anthony Brama scored a season-high 12 points off the bench while also pulling in six rebounds.
Jerry Butler lead the team with four assists and only one turnover.
The Golden Rams travel for their first road games of the season next week.
On Wednesday, November 20 they'll take on Dakota County Technical College at 7:00pm at the St. Paul Salvation Army.
Then they'll travel to Wahpeton, ND on Saturday, November 23 to take on NJCAA Division I North Dakota State College of Science at 4:00pm.
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