Men's basketball fell to Schreiner by a singular point 65-64 in semifinal action on Saturday evening at the 2023 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament at Trinity University. 

Schreiner led from almost start to finish, jumping out to a 9-0 lead - its largest of the night - to start the game. St. Thomas took its first and only lead at 62-61 with 3:09 remaining on two free throws from Andrew Adebo when Mountaineers' big man Kamden Ross was whistled for his fifth foul. A made bucket by Schreiner's Alex Dehoyos gave the Mountaineers the lead back for good at 63-62 with 1:47 remaining. Schreiner shot a blistering 55.6 percent (25-of-45) from the floor, including a sizzling 45.0 percent (9-of-20) from beyond the arc while holding St. Thomas to under 40.0 percent shooting. The Celts bench kept UST in the game as St. Thomas held a commanding 22-9 edge in bench points. The St. Thomas defense kept the Celts in the game as they forced 20 Mountaineer turnovers while committing just 12 of their own.

Trailing by three with just seconds remaining, St. Thomas's Ricky Altamirano missed a game-tying attempt from beyond the arc that would have potentially forced overtime. Teammate Joshua Sanchez grabbed the offensive rebound and made a layup as time expired to provide the final margin as the Celts were upended by the Mountaineers.

Freshman Nick Anderson led all Celts with 20 points in the game. Zack Golaszewski was a threat to the Mountaineers as he dished out four assists, and had a team-high five steals. Defensively, Andrew Adebo had a team high seven rebounds and Angel Johnson blocked two shots.

No 12 ranked St. Thomas falls to 23-3 on the season and will await word of a possible at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship when selections are announced on Monday. Entering the weekend, the Celts were the top ranked team in Region X.