Box Score
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Saint John's basketball closed the National Bank of Commerce Tip-Off Classic with a 95-57 win over Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday, Nov. 7.
SJU (2-0 overall) shot 54.5 percent (18-for-33) from the field for a 43-35 halftime lead and opened the second half with a 14-0 run.
The Johnnies finished at 50.7 percent (37-for-73) for the game, including a 16-for-37 (43.2 percent) showing from behind the three-point arc.
Senior guard
Kyle Johnson (Prior Lake, Minn./DeLaSalle) led four Johnnies in double figures with 17 points.
Senior post
Vincent Hillesheim (Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins) followed with 12 points on 6 of 7 shooting and sophomore post
Tommy Auge (Shakopee, Minn.) matched his 12 points with a team-leading seven rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.
Sophomore post
Evan Weichert (New Prague, Minn.) chipped in a career-high 11 points in his season debut and senior point guard
Baiden Bean (Farmington, Minn.) dished out 10 assists.
The Johnnies held the Yellowjackets to 25 percent (7-for-28), including 1-for-11 from three-point land, to outscore the home team 52-22 after halftime.
SJU outrebounded UWS (1-1 overall) 44-28 in the win with a 17-8 advantage on the offensive glass, which turned into an 18-6 margin in second-chance points.
Gage Braiedy and Nick Nordaune led Superior with 10 points apiece.
The Johnnies travel to Connecticut for a pair of games next weekend. SJU visits Hartford for a 3 p.m. ET game on Saturday (Nov. 14) followed by a 1 p.m. ET tip-off on Sunday (Nov. 15) at Western Connecticut State.
