No. 19 Saint John's basketball travels to Winona to face Saint Mary's for a 7 p.m. game Wednesday, Dec. 12. – Listen Live (WBHR-660 AM) | Live Stats/Live Video

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (6-1, 3-0 MIAC) continued its winning ways with a 92-63 victory over Hamline last Saturday (Dec. 8) in Sexton Arena. SJU out-rebounded the Pipers 44-24, posted a 52-28 scoring advantage in the paint and tallied 19 points off nine Piper turnovers.

The Johnnies shot 60 percent (18-for-30) in the first half to take a 45-33 lead into the break. SJU entered the game as the NCAA Division III leader in three-point percentage (.483) and were fourth in shooting percentage (.546). The home team finished at 57.8 percent (37-for-64) from the field Saturday.

Ethan Scheuring led Hamline, which shot 39.3 percent (22-for-56) from the field and 15.8 percent (3-for-19) from behind the arc, with 22 points and seven rebounds. He made a trey to bring Hamline within eight (47-39) two minutes into the second half, but SJU responded with a 12-0 run and led by as much as 35 (92-57) with 2:16 left.

HOME STREAK: The Johnnies have won 17 consecutive home regular-season games going back to the 2016-17 campaign.

TOP 15: Senior guard David Stokman (Maple Lake, Minn.) tallied 17 points, five rebounds and four assists in Saturday's home win over Hamline. The 17 points lifted him past Bill Christopherson '53 and Tom Melancon '68 into 15th on SJU's all-time scoring list with 1,170 career points. Stokman is second in career three-pointers with 203, trailing former teammate Patrick Strom '18 with 232. 

DOUBLE DUB-DUB: Junior wing Jubie Alade (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) led five Johnnies in double figures Saturday with 19 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double, and collected four assists and two steals. Junior post Lucas Walford (Elko, Minn./New Prague) posted his third double-double of the season, and seventh of his career, with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes. He also dished four assists and blocked four shots.

GET THAT OUT OF HERE: Walford tied a career high with four blocks against Hamline, his fifth time recording four blocks after doing it four games last season. He has nine blocks in his last three games to lead the MIAC (in conference play).

NEW RANKINGS: SJU moved up five spots to No. 19 in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll released Monday night (Dec. 10). The Johnnies received 128 points in the poll and St. Thomas (3) was the only other MIAC school listed.

STAT RANKINGS: The Johnnies currently lead NCAA Division III in three-point percentage (.478) and are third in both rebound margin (+13.4 rpg.) and shooting percentage (.550).

A LOOK AT THE CARDINALS: Saint Mary's (5-3, 2-2 MIAC) earned an 86-81 win at Gustavus Adolphus, its first victory in St. Peter in 35 years, last Saturday (Dec. 8). SMU out-scored the Gusties 53-43 in the second half to erase a five-point-halftime deficit. SMU shot 54.9 percent (19 for 35) in the second half, and sophomore forward Eli Cave scored 29 points to lead the Cardinals. Cave, the MIAC Athlete of the Week, had 27 points in the second half alone on 10-of-12 shooting. The Cardinals snapped a 27-game MIAC losing streak with their win Dec. 5 over Concordia. 

LAST YEAR: The Johnnies swept the series with the Cardinals for the 11th consecutive season in 2017-18.

at Saint John's 82, Saint Mary's 52
SJU pushed its win streak to eight games with a commanding win Jan. 6 at home. The Johnnies led by 20 at the break, 44-24, and scored 51 bench points in the win. SJU's starters were a combined 11-of-32 from the field, and only Tyler Weiss '18 broke double figures with 12 points. The bench shot 79.2 percent (19 of 24) with sophomore wing Oakley Baker (Geneva, Minn./New Richland-Heartland-Ellendale-Geneva) tallying 12 points, six rebounds and four assists. Guards Jakob Bailey and Kareem Anthony-Bello each had 12 points to lead the Cardinals.  

Saint John's 79, at Saint Mary's 46
SJU bounced back from its only conference loss of the season in a big way Feb. 5 in Winona. The Johnnies shot 51.6 percent (16-for-31) from the field and hit 14 of 15 free throws to gain a 50-16 halftime lead. Saint Mary's, meanwhile, shot 16.7 percent in the first half (4-of-24). SJU out-rebounded the Cardinals, 50-33. Weiss led the Johnnies with 17 points. SMU finished at 27.3 percent (15-for-55) from the floor. 

SERIES HISTORY: Saint John's is 87-21 against Saint Mary's since the 1964-65 season. The Johnnies have won 52 of the last 60 meetings, including 22 straight games.