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Baiden Bean (image courtesy of Jadahi Ceron)
65
Concordia-Moorhead CC 5-1, 0-1 MIAC
82
Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU 3-4, 1-1 MIAC
Concordia-Moorhead CC
5-1, 0-1 MIAC
65
Final
82
Saint John's Univ. SJU
3-4, 1-1 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Concordia-Moorhead CC 36 29 65
Saint John's Univ. SJU 43 39 82

Game Recap: Basketball | | Jordan Modjeski, SJU Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

SJU Hoops Pulls Away in Second Half to Deal Concordia First Loss

Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. –Saint John's basketball shot 40.7 percent (11-for-27) from three-point range to hand Concordia-Moorhead its first loss of the season – 82-65 – on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6, in Sexton Arena.

The Johnnies (3-4, 1-1 MIAC) out-rebounded the Cobbers (5-1, 0-1 MIAC) 43-29, in a 12-5 margin on the offensive glass, for a 20-9 advantage in second-chance points.

After a Wednesday night that the Johnnies were only 22.2 percent from three (6 of 27), SJU got makes from four different players, including senior guard Kyle Johnson (Prior Lake, Minn./DeLaSalle), who was playing in just his second game this season after missing due to injury.

Johnson led the Johnnies with 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting, 4-for-6 from three-point range, with two assists and two steals.

The score was deadlocked between the two teams five times and the lead changed double that, but Baiden Bean (Farmington, Minn.) free throws right before halftime gave SJU the cushion it needed to carry its lead for the rest of the game. 

Concordia worked its way back within four points in the second half, but a 10-4 SJU run, which featured five points out of the hands of freshman guard Hudson Hochstedler (Monticello, Minn.) put the game out of reach.

Saint John's had 18 more points left in its offense after the breaking point on Saturday night, delivering Concordia its first loss off the season.

Bean finished behind Johnson with a solid stat sheet – 13 points, six assists and five rebounds – in 27 minutes off the bench.

Sophomore post Charlie Theis (Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge) was next with 10 points on 3-for-7 shooting with two rebounds in 19 minutes.

Jacob Cook led all scorers with 22 points, on 8 of 14 shooting, in 30 minutes. Jackson Loge (5-for-15) and Peyton Belka (5-for-11) were next with 12 points apiece

Junior wing Jamison Lien (Prior Lake, Minn.) controlled the boards with 12 rebounds – six on each end of the court – alongside eight points (3-for-5) and three assists. 

The Johnnies travel to face Gustavus Adolphus (6-1, 2-0 MIAC) for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Wednesday, Dec. 10, in St. Peter.






 
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