Box Score

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Saint John's basketball shot 72.7 percent (16-for-22) from the field in the first half, including a perfect 9-for-9 from three-point range, in an 85-62 win at Macalester on Saturday, Dec. 11, in St. Paul.

The Johnnies (8-2, 5-0 MIAC) finished the game at 60 percent (30-for-50) overall and 68.4 percent (13-for-19) from behind the arc for their sixth consecutive victory. The NCAA Division III record for consecutive three-pointers made in a game is 12 (Oglethorpe vs. Berry on Dec. 3, 2016).

SJU held a slim 26-24 lead over Macalester (4-7, 1-5 MIAC) with 10 minutes left in the first half, but the visitors posted an 11-0 run. The Scots cut the deficit to eight (40-32), but the Johnnies responded with a 9-3 run to gain a 49-35 halftime lead. SJU led by as much as 25, and as little as 12, the rest of the way.

Freshman guard Kooper Vaughn (St. Charles, Minn.) led SJU with a career-high 20 points on a perfect afternoon from the floor, 7-for-7 overall and 6-for-6 from behind the arc, and also grabbed a team-high five rebounds.

Sophomore guard Jared Rainey (Maple Grove, Minn.) followed with 14 points, while sophomore wing Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview) and senior post Zach Hanson (New Prague, Minn.) totaled 11 and 10 points, respectively.

SJU was without senior point guard Colton Codute (Wayzata, Minn./Orono) for the second straight game, due to injury, but welcomed back junior post Mitchell Plombon (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral). Plombon made his first appearance since the season's second game (Nov. 6 at Wisconsin-Superior) and finished with nine points in 10 minutes off the bench.

Gabriel Ramos led Mac, which shot 44 percent (22-for-50) for the game and 54.5 percent (12-for-22) in the first half, with 23 points.

The Johnnies play host to Carleton (6-2, 3-1 MIAC) for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, Dec. 14, in Sexton Arena.