Box Score

ST. PAUL, Minn. – No. 6 Saint John's scored the game's final seven points to earn a 69-62 win, its 13th in a row, at Hamline on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in St. Paul. 

SJU (15-1, 11-0 MIAC) led by as much as 16 (46-30) with 15:29 remaining in the game and by six (62-56) with 3:12 left, but Hamline (9-9, 5-8 MIAC) drilled back-to-back three-pointers to tie it at the 2:17 mark. 

Both teams exchanged turnovers before sophomore wing Jubie Alade (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) took over for SJU. Alade was fouled in the act of shooting with 58.5 seconds left and made both free throws. Then, after a missed HU shot on the other end, Alade extended the Johnnies' lead to 67-62 thanks to a traditional three-point play with 13.4 seconds remaining. He ended the night with 15 points and eight rebounds.

Junior guard David Stokman (Maple Lake, Minn.) made a pair of free throws to seal it for SJU with 2.3 seconds left.

Senior post Tyler Weiss (Shakopee, Minn.) led all scorers with 20 points, his sixth 20-point game of the season and 16th of his career, on 10 of 15 shooting and collected six rebounds. He now has 1,202 career points, 15 behind Tom Grudnowski '72 in 13th on SJU's all-time scoring list.

Senior guard Garrett Goetz (Rosemount, Minn.) tied a season high with nine assists and totaled six points and five rebounds.

Sophomore post Lucas Walford (Elko, Minn./New Prague) posted 10 points, including a team-leading eight in the first half, and grabbed seven boards. Stokman finished with eight points, five assists and five rebounds.

SJU shot 57.1 percent (16-for-28) from the floor in the second half and 48.3 percent (28-for-58) for the game, including 27.3 percent (6-for-22) from three-point range. The Johnnies entered the game as the NCAA Division III leader in both categories (54.3 percent overall, 43.8 percent from behind the arc).

The Johnnies also entered the contest averaging 19.8 free-throw attempts per game, but only had four (2-for-4) in the contest's first 39 minutes. 

SJU out-rebounded the Pipers 38-25, including a 9-3 advantage on the offensive glass, but second-chance points were even at 4-4. 

Isaac Brooks led Hamline, which scored 17 points off 15 SJU turnovers (14 off 10 miscues in the second half alone), with 18 points.

The Johnnies travel to face Bethel (14-4, 9-4 MIAC) for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday, Jan. 27, in Arden Hills.