Ryan Thissen Passing_Graham Miller
Senior wing Ryan Thissen (image courtesy of Graham Miller)
100
Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU 18-2, 11-0 MIAC
66
St. Scholastica CSS 7-14, 3-9 MIAC
Winner
Saint John's Univ. SJU
18-2, 11-0 MIAC
100
Final
66
St. Scholastica CSS
7-14, 3-9 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint John's Univ. SJU 50 50 100
St. Scholastica CSS 28 38 66

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

Ninth-Ranked Johnnies Roll to 14th Win in a Row, 100-66


Box Score

DULUTH, Minn. – No. 9 Saint John's extended its win streak to 14 games with a 100-66 victory at St. Scholastica on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

The Johnnies (18-2, 11-0 MIAC) shot 58.8 percent (40-for-68) from the field and out-scored the Saints (7-14, 3-9 MIAC) 66-22 in the paint and 55-24 off the bench in the victory.

SJU scored 15 of the game's first 17 points and led 50-28 at the half thanks to a .629 shooting percentage (22-for-35) and a 23-9 rebounding margin (9-3 offensive).

Senior wing Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview) led three Johnnies in double figures with 14 points in 22 minutes of play. All 14 Johnnies who played in the game scored a basket.

Senior guard Blake Berg (West Fargo, N.D./Sheyenne) totaled 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes, while senior post Luke Budzyn (St. Paul, Minn./East Ridge) added 13 points, five boards and three blocks in 18 minutes off the bench.

Koy Nelson led the Saints with 14 points. CSS went 3-for-16 (18.8 percent) from three-point in the second half and finished at 33.9 percent (21-for-62) from the floor overall.

The Johnnies play host to Concordia (9-11, 5-6 MIAC) for Alumni/Senior Day, and their first home game since Jan. 18, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, in Sexton Arena.



 
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