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STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Saint John's shot 50 percent from the field but went 7:51 without a field goal, including the final 5:23 of the first half, in a 78-51 loss at top-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point Saturday, Nov. 20. 

The defending NCAA Division III champions scored 24 points off the Johnnies' 19 turnovers and held a 32-18 scoring advantage in the paint.

SJU held a six-point lead 10 minutes into the game, but the Pointers closed the first half with a 13-2 run bolstered by five SJU turnovers and a 5-for7 shooting performance, including three treys.

Senior Sam Blank (Rollingstone, Minn./Winona Cotter) led all scorers with 15 points, while senior Aaron Burtzel (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) added nine points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals. Freshman Seth Marx (Maple Grove, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) tallied nine points off the bench, all on three pointers.

Jerrel Harris led four Pointers in double figures with 14 points.

The Johnnies return to action next Saturday, Nov. 27, at Aurora (Ill.). Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.