ST. PETER, Minn. – Alex Battist (So./Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) poured in 21 points to lead four Knights in double figures, but the Carleton College men's basketball team could not match the 3-point shooting of Gustavus Adolphus College as the host Gusties drained 12 triples and secured the 93-82 result.
 
Carleton (5-7, 2-5 MIAC) shot 40 percent for the game but went only 6-of-24 (25 percent) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Gustavus (4-8, 4-3 MIAC) was 12-of-27 (44 percent) from downtown and connected on 52 percent of its field-goal attempts overall.
 
This was Battist's  fourth game this season with 20 or more points. He also pulled down 12 rebounds in registering his third double-double of the campaign.
 
Carleton erased a 14-point first-half deficit and eventually tied the game at 64-64 when Tessier converted twice at the free throw line with 8:35 still to play. The Gusties answered with buckets on four straight trips down the floor and an 11-0 run over the next two minutes. The Knights got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.
 
After beginning the second half 1-of-8 from beyond the arc, Gustavus hit 4-of its last-5 triples to open up the once-tight game.
 
Both Isaac Tessier (Fy./White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake) and Kent Hanson (Sr./St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Academy) contributed 19 points and seven rebounds for Carleton, with the former adding a career-high seven assists. Knights' point guard Henry Bensen (Sr./Roseville, Minn./Roseville) chipped in 11 points as he achieved double-digit scoring for the second time this season to go along with six assists, five rebounds, and three steals.
 
Five players finished in double figures for Gustavus, as Logan Rezac and Kaleb Feahn led the way with 21 points each. Nolan Malo, Benji Lundberg, and Marten Morem accounted for 10 points apiece.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE KNIGHTS: Carleton's road trip continues with a 7 p.m. showdown at Hamline University on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Live audio will be available via KDHL 920 AM in the Northfield/Faribault area and worldwide via athletics.carleton.edu.