Zach Longueville Drive_Ella Carlson
Senior guard Zach Longueville (image courtesy of Ella Carlson)
66
Carleton College CAR 5-2, 1-1 MIAC
72
Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU 6-2, 2-0 MIAC
Carleton College CAR
5-2, 1-1 MIAC
66
Final
72
Saint John's Univ. SJU
6-2, 2-0 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Carleton College CAR 34 32 66
Saint John's Univ. SJU 32 40 72

Game Recap: Basketball | | Ryan Klinkner, SJU Athletic Media Relations Director

Late Surge Lifts No. 23 SJU to 72-66 Win


Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 23 Saint John's basketball ended the game with an 18-8 run over the final 8:15 to defeat Carleton 72-66 on Saturday, Dec. 7, in Sexton Arena.

A layup from Luke Harris gave Carleton (5-2, 1-1 MIAC) a four-point lead (58-54) with 8:16 to play before senior guard Zach Longueville (Eagan, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran) drilled a three-pointer on the other end of the court and Harris answered with another bucket with 6:45 on the clock for a 60-57 advantage. Harris finished with 32 points on 11-for-22 shooting, as well as five rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Knights. 

Longueville started a 10-0 run for SJU (6-2, 2-0 MIAC) with a layup on the ensuing possession and recorded two-consecutive steals that the home team turned into four more points. Senior wing Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview) made his third trey of the game to give SJU a 67-60 lead with 3:11 remaining. 

The Knights, however, responded with a 5-0 run capped by a three-pointer from Harris to cut Carleton's deficit to five (67-65). Thissen answered with a drive to the basket and the visitors missed their final three shot attempts of the game. A sprawling effort for an offensive rebound by senior wing Connor Schwob (Waconia, Minn.) led to a foul and two free throws from senior guard Kooper Vaughn (St. Charles, Minn.) with 14 seconds left that virtually sealed the victory.

Thissen led the Johnnies with 22 points for his second-straight, 20-point game. He finished 8-for-12 from the floor, including a 3-for-4 performance from behind the arc, and grabbed eight rebounds in 35:56 played.



Senior guard Luke Healy (Hudson, Wis.) added 12 points off the bench and Longueville chipped in 10 (eight in the second half). SJU scored 16 points off seven Carleton turnovers and the home team outscored the Knights 25-6 in bench points.

Senior guard Blake Berg (West Fargo, N.D./Sheyenne) scored only four points, but filled the stat sheet with a career-high seven assists, three blocks and three rebounds.

The Johnnies visit Minnesota-Morris (2-5, 0-0 UMAC) for a 5:30 p.m. non-conference game on Monday, Dec. 9.


 
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