Box Score
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's earned its first road win of the season in resounding fashion, 99-63, over Northwestern on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
The Johnnies (4-5, 1-2 MIAC) shot 57.9 percent (22-for-38) from the field, including a 10-for-18 performance (55.6 percent) from three-point range, in the first half for a 56-35 lead. UNW (2-8, 0-0 UMAC) scored the first point of the second half, but SJU answered with a 13-0 run and led by as much as 36 on three occasions after the break.
All 20 Johnnies appeared in the game, 13 of which scored a point or more, and eight made a three-pointer.
The visitors registered a 50-26 advantage in rebounds, including a 15-6 advantage on the offensive glass, and posted a 56-19 margin in bench points.
Junior wing
Jamison Lien (Prior Lake, Minn.) led six Johnnies in double figures with 12 points, on 5-for-6 shooting, and five rebounds off the bench.
Freshman guard
Peyton Podany (Anoka, Minn.) drilled three treys for 11 points to go with five boards and three assists.
Four Johnnies – sophomore guard
Liam Farniok (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest), sophomore guard
Justin Johnson (Prior Lake, Minn./DeLaSalle), sophomore post
Charlie Theis (Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge) and freshman post
Evan Weichert (New Prague, Minn.) – added 10 points apiece. Theis led SJU with seven boards.
Theis was SJU's offensive spark after tip, scoring eight of his team's first 13 points, while grabbing a pair of rebounds in his first four minutes on the court. Six of those points came from back-to-back three-pointers to set the Johnnies on the path to victory.
The Johnnies finished at 47.4 percent (36-for-76) overall and an even 40 percent (16-for-40) from behind the arc.
Senior guard
Kyle Johnson (Prior Lake, Minn./DeLaSalle) and junior post
Vincent Hillesheim (Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins) posted eight points each, while freshman guard
Henry Tschetter (Stewartville, Minn.) filled the stat sheet with six points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 16 minutes.
Hillesheim accounted for six points' in SJU's second half rampage, which featured a 5-for-6 team and six made free throws compared to Northwestern's 1-for-7 showing immediately after the break.
Noah Frazell led all scorers with 18 points for UNW, which made 36.5 percent (23-for-63) of its shots on the evening.
The Johnnies travel to San Antonio, Texas, for No. 24 Trinity's Leslie Robinson Classic this Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 20-21. SJU faces the host Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by a 1:30 p.m. tip-off vs. Hardin-Simmons (Texas) on Sunday.
