The Johnnies travel to face Macalester for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Leonard Center in St. Paul. – Listen Live (WBHR-660 AM) | Live Stats | Live Video

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (12-10, 8-5 MIAC) completed the season sweep of Carleton with an 81-58 victory on Saturday (Feb. 7) in Sexton Arena. The Johnnies created a lopsided scoreboard midway through the first half, playing to a 19-6 run in six minutes. SJU shot 8-for-12 in that span, with 11 points from junior post Vincent Hillesheim (Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins). Hillesheim finished with a career-high 17 points on 8 of 9 shooting in 19:24 played.

SJU recorded a 13-4 scoring advantage off turnovers and a 17-9 total in second-chance points thanks to 16 offensive boards (a 44-32 rebounding margin overall). The home team made 51.5 percent (17-for-33) of its shots – 14-for-21 from inside the three-point arc – to head into the locker room with a 41-23 halftime lead.

Freshman guard Peyton Podany (Anoka, Minn.) led all scorers with 20 points, his fifth 20-point game of the season, in 25 minutes. He finished 4-for-10 from three-point range (3-for-6 in the second half).

Junior guard Baiden Bean (Farmington, Minn.) totaled seven points, 11 assists and four steals in 22:17 of action. His lone turnover was a jump ball in the paint during the second half.

Matt Drake led Carleton with 17 points. The Knights finished at 36.8 percent (21-for-57) from the field, including 18.8 percent (3-for-16) from three-point land.

STAT COMPARISONS (ranked by conference play) 
Scoring Offense 
4. SJU, 77.5 ppg. (78.0 overall)
7. MAC, 74.4 ppg. (77.9 overall)

Scoring Defense 
2. SJU, 70.8 ppg. (73.4 overall)
11. MAC, 85.7 ppg. (85.8 overall)

Shooting Percentage 
3. SJU, .478 (.469 overall)
9. MAC, .438 (.446 overall)

Shooting Percentage – Defense 
6. SJU, .455 (.445 overall)
8. MAC, .467 (.448 overall)

Three-Point Percentage 
4. MAC, .351/129-367 (.360/232-644 overall)
5. SJU, .350/121-346 (.329/206-627 overall)

Three-Point Percentage – Defense 
5. SJU, .342/78-228 (.338/146-432 overall)
11. MAC, .379/143-377 (.343/229-668 overall)

Free-Throw Percentage 
9. SJU, .711/118-166 (.675/214-317 overall)
10. MAC, .683/136-199 (.682/253-371 overall)

Free-Throw Percentage – Defense 
4. MAC, .720/167-232 (.733/302-412 overall)
7. SJU, .736/176-239 (.749/332-443 overall)

Rebounding 
4. SJU, 36.5 rpg. (37.5 overall)
5. MAC, 35.8 rpg. (36.7 overall)

A LOOK AT THE SCOTS: Macalester (7-15, 2-11 MIAC) suffered its eighth loss in the last nine games, 91-58 at home to No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus, on Saturday (Feb. 7). The Gusties scored 24 points off 19 Mac turnovers and held senior (6-foot-5) forward Noah Shannon to seven points, six rebounds and six assists in 29 minutes. Shannon leads the MIAC in scoring (21.2 ppg.) and is fifth in rebounding (8.1 rpg.). Freshman (6-foot-3) guard Owen Walther is the other Scot averaging in double-digit points at 10.0.

IN EARLY JANUARY: SJU dissolved a four-point deficit by shooting 63.3 percent (19-for-30) in the second half for a 76-56 win over Macalester earlier this season on Jan. 7 in Sexton Arena.

The Johnnies jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, but it was erased by the Scots with six quick points, followed by a shooting spree that gave the visitors the lead for the remainder of the first half. SJU tied the game at 20-20 and consistently got within two points of the Scots but turned the ball over twice and missed three from long range in the final 6:50 of the half.

The Johnnies missed just one shot (11-for-12) in the opening 8:50 after the break, getting points from seven different players, including six from both sophomore guard Liam Farniok (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest) and freshman guard Hudson Hochstedler (Monticello, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville). Saint John's forced three Macalester turnovers and held the Scots to 36.3 percent shooting (4-for-11) during their 29-12 run. Four of MAC's 12 points came from the free-throw line. 

All 11 Johnnies who played scored a point and SJU flipped the script on the glass by out-rebounding MAC 23-10 in the second half after succumbing a 20-14 margin in the game's first 20 minutes.

Podany led the Johnnies in scoring with 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He added six defensive rebounds, five assists and a steal. Hillesheim grabbed nine boards (three offensive, six defensive) and added eight points. Farniok and Hochstedler finished with eight alongside Hillesheim, with Farniok dishing out a game-high six assists. 

Shannon led all scorers with 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He also completed a double-double with 11 rebounds. Six of his points came from the free throw line, accounting for half of MAC's tallies from the charity stripe.

SERIES HISTORY: The Johnnies are 93-29 against Macalester since the 1964-65 season, including a 42-18 record in St. Paul. SJU has won 38 of the last 40 meetings overall.