Senior Tommy Drake and junior Zach Johnson of the Carleton College men's basketball team have been named to the All-MIAC first team, as announced by the conference coaches. Drake was an All-MIAC First-Team choice for the second straight year and is also a repeat selection to the five-person all-defensive team. This was Johnson’s second All-MIAC honor, having previous won the award for his play during 2005-06 campaign. Drake and Johnson both surpassed the 1,000-point milestone during the season and were the only two MIAC players to rank among the conference’s overall leaders in points, rebounds and assists this year.

The Carleton College men’s basketball team (19-8) saw its season come an abrupt end tonight as Gustavus Adolphus (19-7) rallied from six points down in the final 13 seconds of regulation to force overtime before going on to win, 71-70. This was the sixth time--and third consecutive season--that these teams crossed paths in the post-season, and each time the home team has prevailed. The Knights had four players in double figures, including a career-high 25 points from Jeremy Sutherland, but in the end it wasn’t enough.

TONIGHT'S GAME WILL START AT 7:40 PM -- Poor weather in the area caused the officials and Carleton to arrive a little later than expected, so tipoff has been pushed back 10 minutes.

For the second time in less than a week Carleton College (19-7) and Gustavus Adolphus (18-7) will meet, but this time more is on the line as one team's season will end and the other advances to Saturday's MIAC Playoff Finals. The Gusties are 4-1 against the Knights in the postseason, including a victory in last year's quarterfinals. The Gusties are making their 18th MIAC Playoff appearance, second most in the conference, and Carleton is in the conference tourney for the 16th time. Last Saturday, Zach Johnson poured in 32 points as the Knights improved to 13-2 on the road this season with a 74-66 win at Gustavus. Catch the broadcast of tonight’s contest on KDHL 920 AM with a web simulcast on Knights Online or watch the video feed.

Zach Johnson (Jr./Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) was a major factor at both ends of the floor as he totaled 22 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three steals in leading Carleton College to a 65-49 victory over Saint John’s University in the quarterfinals of the MIAC Playoffs. Johnson had 11 points in each half and was 8-for-13 (62 percent) from the field as Carleton (19-7) won its sixth straight game and will face second seeded Gustavus Adolphus (18-7) in the semifinals. Carleton shot 51 percent in the game, including a blistering 70 percent in the second half to pull away. The Johnnies (14-12) shot only 34 percent from the field, including a 6-for-24 showing from beyond the arc.