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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's ended No. 10 St. Thomas' 19-game conference win streak with a 77-69 victory on Monday, Jan. 20, in Collegeville.

The Johnnies (7-8, 5-5 MIAC) shot 57.4 percent (27-for-47) from the field and out-rebounded the Tommies 36-26 in the game, which led to scoring advantages of 8-3 in second-chance points and 40-28 in the paint.

UST (12-3, 9-1 MIAC), meanwhile, shot 39.3 percent (24-for-61) from the floor, including 35 percent (7-for-20) from three-point range, for the game. The Tommies entered the night shooting 49.2 percent from the field and out-rebounding their opponents by a +7.5 margin (33.6-26.1).

SJU led by as much as 12, 58-46, with 7:43 remaining and made 12 of its final 14 free throws to seal the upset. UST's last lead in the game was by three, 27-24, following a pair of free throws from Erik Tengwall with 5:14 left in the first half.

Senior guard Patrick Butcher (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier) made one of his first three shots of the game before going 6-for-7 to spark SJU with 18 points in the first half. The Johnnies shot 57.7 percent (15-for-26) to the Tommies' 40 percent (12-for-30) in the first half but led by only three, 37-34, at the break due to nine points off eight SJU turnovers.

Butcher led four Johnnies in double figures with 20 points and added four assists, while classmate Seth Marx (Maple Grove, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) followed with 16 points and seven rebounds. Junior post Blake Maslonkowski (St. Joseph, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo) and sophomore guard Alex Schmitt (Chaska, Minn./Waconia) chipped in 10 points apiece. SJU ended the night 4-for-7 from behind the arc and 19-for-23 from the free-throw line.

Zach Riedeman led UST, which moved up one spot from No. 11 in the latest D3hoops.com national poll released two hours before tip-off, with 20 points before fouling out with 22 seconds left. Marcus Alipate added 15 points and Conner Nord collected a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

SJU is now 3-2 in its last five meetings with the Tommies since losing 10 straight in the series from 2007-11.

The Johnnies travel to face Saint Mary's for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, Jan. 25, in Winona.