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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's started the second half with an 18-4 run and held on for a 64-56 win over Carleton on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Collegeville.

SJU (6-8, 4-5 MIAC) led by as much as eight with 4:54 left in the first half, but Carleton (6-8, 4-5 MIAC) answered with an 11-2 run to take a one-point lead, 32-31, into halftime.

The 18-4 run gave the Johnnies a comfortable 13-point lead to start the second half, but the Knights scored 11 consecutive points to cut the home team's lead to two with 8:51 remaining. SJU responded with nine straight points and led by as much as 12, 60-48, with 4:37 left before Carleton made one last charge to cut its deficit to four (60-56). The Knights committed a pair of turnovers and the Johnnies made all four their free throws to clinch the win.

Senior Seth Marx (Maple Grove, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) was the lone Johnnie to reach double figures with 21 points, the eighth 20-point game of his collegiate career, in his first start of the season. Sophomores Joe Risinger (Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka) and Alex Schmitt (Chaska, Minn./Waconia) added nine points apiece, while junior Blake Maslonkowski (St. Joseph, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo) collected six points, seven rebounds and four steals.

SJU tallied 21 points off 15 Carleton turnovers, while committing only six miscues of its own, in the game. The home team also went 13-for-15 from the free-throw line, all in the second half, and forced 11 of the 15 turnovers in the game's final 18:31.

Taylor Hanson led the Knights, who finished the afternoon 4-for-14 (28.6 percent) from three-point range, with 17 points and nine rebounds. Tianen Chen added 15 points and six boards off the bench.

The Johnnies play host to No. 11 St. Thomas for a 7:30 p.m. game Monday, Jan. 20, at Sexton Arena.