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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Saint John's shot 66.7 percent (14-for-21) from the field, including a perfect 5-for-5 showing from three-point range, in the second half of a 77-53 win at Macalester on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in St. Paul.

The Johnnies (12-10, 10-7 MIAC) raced out to a 13-4 lead to start the game but went cold, which allowed Mac to go on a 18-7 run to gain a 22-20 lead with 5:13 left in the first half. Sparked by three three-pointers from senior Seth Marx (Maple Grove, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's), SJU closed the half with a 10-3 to take a 30-25 lead into halftime.

SJU opened the second half with 12-4 run and started a 15-5 stretch a minute later to break the game wide open. The visitors led by as much as 26 (67-41) with 6:18 left.

Marx broke out of a slump to lead SJU with 18 points, on a 6-for-7 performance from downtown, and seven rebounds. He averaged 6.5 points and shot 25.7 percent (9-for-35) from the field, including an uncharacteristic 4-for-24 showing from behind the arc, in his previous four games. Marx is fifth in SJU history with 157 three-pointers in 77 career games, three behind former teammate Andy Burns '12 for fourth.

Junior Blake Maslonkowski (St. Joseph, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo) and sophomore Mitchell Kuck (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) followed with 13 points apiece. The three scoring leaders combined to shoot 69.6 percent (16-for-23) from the floor.

As a team, SJU made nine of its 11 three-point attempts and went 16-for-19 from the free-throw line.

Kareem Ismail led the Scots (3-20, 2-16 MIAC) with 16 points and seven rebounds.

The Johnnies travel to face Carleton for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, Feb. 15, at West Gymnasium in Northfield.