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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Augsburg took advantage of its dominance on the glass and a slow start for Saint John's in a 65-49 win over the Johnnies on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in Collegeville.

The Auggies (11-4, 8-2 MIAC) out-rebounded the Johnnies 47-14, including 18 offensive rebounds, and tallied a 20-5 advantage in second-chance points in the game.

Augsburg made six of its first 10 shots, while SJU (9-6, 5-5 MIAC) missed 10 of its first 11 before junior Chris Orgas (Lakeville, Minn./North) cut the deficit to 18-4 with 11:08 left in the first half. Orgas created a 4-0 run with a layup 37 seconds later, but the Johnnies went ice cold for the next 5:27 as the visitors built a commanding 26-6 lead en route to a 32-13 advantage at the half. The Auggies outscored their hosts by a combined 20-3 off turnovers and second-chance points. The 13 points in the first half was the least for SJU since Jan. 29, 2005, at Carleton.

The Johnnies forced two turnovers and made their first three shots of the second half to cut it the 13, 32-19. The deficit shrunk to 10 (40-30) with 9:47 left, but Augsburg responded with a 14-1 run, thanks to three's from Tyler Schmidt on three consecutive possessions, in the next 3:13 to put the game away. SJU scored 18 points off 13 second-half turnovers by the Auggies, who finished with 22 on the night.

Senior Aaron Barmore (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) led SJU with 10 points, while Orgas and junior Chris Neumann (Winsted, Minn./Holy Trinity) followed with eight apiece.

Schmidt led Augsburg with 24 points and five three-pointers. Andy Grzesiak-Grimm totaled 19 points, 15 rebounds and six turnovers. The Auggies entered the game shooting .696 from the free-throw line but made 12 of their first 13 from the charity stripe in the game (14 of 18 total).

The Johnnies warmed 20 percentage points to 48.3 percent (14-for-29) in the second half and finished with an even .400 shooting percentage for the game. SJU, however, was just 4-for-18 from three-point range and missed nine layups in the contest, including three straight to start the game.

SJU travels to face Concordia-Moorhead this Saturday, Jan. 21. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium in Moorhead. The Johnnies are 68-29 all-time against the Cobbers under the direction of Smith, but just 25-24 in Moorhead, including losses in each of the last four trips.