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ST. PETER, Minn. – Saint John's capitalized on 17 Gustavus turnovers in a 68-63 road win on Monday, Feb. 3, in St. Peter.

Down by six (59-53) with 5:51 remaining, Gustavus (12-8, 9-6 MIAC) went on a 9-0 run to gain its first lead since 9:59 remained in the first half (17-16). The Johnnies (10-9, 8-6 MIAC), however, scored nine of the game's final 10 points to earn the victory, the seventh in their last 26 trips to St. Peter.

GAC shot 65 percent (13-for-20) from the field in the first half but trailed SJU by three (35-32) thanks to 10 turnovers.

Sophomore Mitchell Kuck (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) led all scorers with 21 points in 22 minutes off the bench, including 14 points in the second half and nine of the team's final 13. Senior Patrick Butcher (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier) added 16 points, 12 of which came in the first half, and junior Blake Maslonkowski (St. Joseph, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo) collected 10 points and eight rebounds at the post. The trio's compilation of 47 points was crucial for the visiting team's cause considering senior Seth Marx (Maple Grove, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) was held to only two points and sophomore Alex Schmitt (Chaska, Minn./Waconia), the team's leading scorer (12.8 ppg.), missed his second consecutive game due to injury.

Brian Jacobs led the Gusties with 20 points. GAC shot 46.4 percent (13-for-28) in the second half and 22.2 percent (2-for-9) from three-point range for the game.

The Johnnies return to Collegeville for a two-game home stint, beginning with a 7:30 p.m. game on Wednesday, Feb. 5, against Augsburg at Sexton Arena.