Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 15 Saint John's basketball shot 69 percent (20-for-29) in the second half in a 94-75 rout of No. 6 St. Thomas in front of a packed arena on Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Collegeville.

The Johnnies (20-4, 16-3 MIAC) out-rebounded (36-19) and out-scored (54-42) the Tommies in the paint, while making eight of their 12 three-point attempts. 

SJU broke open a six-point (46-40) halftime lead with a 9-2 run to start the second half. The Tommies (21-3, 17-2 MIAC) cut their deficit to four (62-58) with 11 minutes left, but sophomore post Zach Hanson (New Prague, Minn.) scored six straight points. 

UST drained back-to-back three-pointers, but freshman guard Colton Codute (Wayzata, Minn./Orono) answered with two treys of his own. The latter started a 17-4 run, over a 3:39 span, which gave the home team its largest lead of the game (21, 90-69). 



Hanson led all scorers, and six Johnnies in double figures, with a career-high 22 points in 27 minutes.

Senior guard David Stokman (Maple Lake, Minn.) was a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range and finished with 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals. The five assists lifted him past head coach Pat McKenzie '04 into sixth in school history with 309.

Junior post Lucas Walford (Elko, Minn./New Prague) just missed his fourth consecutive double-double with 14 points, nine boards and four assists. Junior wing Jubie Alade (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) followed with 12 points and four assists.

Codute and senior wing Ethan Larson (Independence, Minn./Orono) combined for 21 of the team's 30 points off the bench. Codute totaled 11 points, four assists and four rebounds, while Larson added 10 points and three rebounds in 11 minutes.

Connor Bair led four Tommies in double digits with 15 points, 12 of which came in the first half. Anders Nelson added 14 points and G.T. Johnson doubled his season average (5.2 ppg.) with 13 points and a team-high five rebounds.

UST out-scored SJU 30-26 in the paint in the first half, but shot 40 percent (12-for-30) in the game's final 20 minutes to finish at 50.9 percent (29-for-57) overall and 30.4 percent (7-for-23) from behind the arc. The visitors reached the bonus, due to the Johnnies' seventh foul of the half, with 10:30 remaining and went 5-for-7 at the line the rest of the way.

SJU posted a 28-12 scoring advantage in the paint in the second half.

The Johnnies play host to Carleton (7-17, 5-14 MIAC) for its Alumni/Senior Day at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in Sexton Arena.

SJU will honor former head basketball coach Jim Smith during a special event at 5 p.m. Saturday following the game in Guild Hall (Old Gym). Social hour begins at 5 p.m. with dinner and program at 6:15 p.m. The cost is $40 per person and includes a game ticket, dinner and beverages. Casual attire is appropriate. - Register