Box Score
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's basketball set a single-game, school record with 21 three-pointers in a 101-62 win over St. Scholastica on Saturday, Feb. 3, in Sexton Arena.
The Johnnies (17-4, 15-1 MIAC) shot 55.6 percent (35-for-63) from the field in the game, including 61.8 percent (21-for-34) from behind the three-point arc. The 21 three-pointers shattered the previous record of 17, which was registered three times: vs. Bethany Lutheran (March 2, 2018); vs. Minnesota-Morris (Nov. 19, 2016); and at Macalester (Jan. 23, 2013).
Junior guard
Kooper Vaughn (St. Charles, Minn.) tied the Johnnies' individual record for made three-pointers with 11 (11-for-16) held by Larry Bassett '92 (Feb. 12, 1992, at Macalester) and finished with 38 points and a team-high five rebounds in just 24:30 of play. The 38 points were the most by a Johnnie in a single game since Darrick Buettner '91 tallied 39 in a 93-74 home win over Concordia-Moorhead on Jan. 28, 1989.
Vaughn scored 14 of SJU's first 16 points to give the home team a 16-5 lead 3:54 into the game. The Johnnies shot 65.6 percent (21-for-32) from the field, including 68.8 percent (11-for-16) from long range, in the first half to take a 56-29 lead into halftime.
Senior guard
Brandon Adelman (New London, Minn./New London-Spicer) made his first collegiate start and scored 11 points with a career-high nine assists. Of his nine assists, seven of them led to three-pointers, five for Vaughn. The nine assists were the most by a Johnnie since current assistant coach Garrett Goetz '18 collected nine against Gustavus Adolphus on Jan. 29, 2018. SJU totaled 28 assists on 35 made field goals on the afternoon, which were the most since the team posted 36 against Macalester on Jan. 17, 2018, in Collegeville.
Junior wing
Griffin Rushin (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd) was the third Johnnie in double figures with 10 points off the bench. Thirteen Johnnies scored a point or more in the victory.
Moe Washington led St. Scholastica (2-18, 1-14 MIAC) with 14 points off the bench. CSS shot 41.5 percent (22-for-53) from the floor and 42.9 percent (9-for-21) from three-point, but SJU scored 27 points off 15 Saint turnovers.
The Johnnies continue their three-game homestand by hosting Concordia-Moorhead for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Monday, Feb. 5, in Collegeville.
