A crowd of over 2,100 watched the Huskies win their fifth straight game in the series with the Johnnies. SCSU now leads the all-time series with SJU 57-44.
SCSU went on a 26-6 run in the first eight minutes of the second half to take a 54-35 lead. SCSU’s biggest lead of the game came with 5:11 remaining at 68-43. SJU’s largest lead of the game was at 10-7 with 13:40 remaining in the first half.
SJU was led by junior post Paul Henrichs with season-highs of 22 points and 14 rebounds, while sophomore point guard Matt Ohme had 14 points. The Johnnies shot 39.6 percent (19-of-48) from the field and 25.0 percent (4-of-16) from the three-point line. The Johnnies had a 23-15 rebound advantage in the first half and ended the game with 35 rebounds, compared to 30 for the Huskies.
For SCSU, senior guard Nate Miller and sophomore forward Matt Hanson each had 14 points, while junior forward Pat Weihert collected 10 points. Hanson had seven rebounds in the game. The Huskies ended the game shooting 55.6 percent (30-of-54) and 42.1 percent (8-of-19) from behind the three-point line. SCSU struggled from the line, making only 5-of-14 shots. Six of SCSU’s eight made three-point baskets came in the second half. The Huskies only made 2-of-12 thre-point baskets in the first 20 minutes of play. SCSU had six blocked shots in the game.
SCSU improves to 7-2 overall, while SJU had its two-game win streak broken and fell to 3-4 overall. The Huskies will travel to Upper Iowa at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, while the Johnnies will host Coe, Iowa at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 18, in Collegeville. SJU has played six games in the last 11 days.
Newspaper Box Score St. Cloud State University vs Saint John's University 12/11/04 7:30 pm at Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn. At Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn. ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 73, SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY 56 ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (7-2) Nate Miller 6-10 0-0 14; Matt Hanson 6-8 1-4 14; Pat Weihert 4-5 0-0 10; David Dreas 3-4 1-3 9; Adam Sullivan 3-9 0-0 7; Steve Trull 1-3 3-3 5; Eric Bergstrom 2-3 0-3 4; Eric Greene 2-2 0-0 4; Joe Evert 2-5 0-1 4; Brad Evans 1-3 0-0 2; Zac Campbell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-54 5-14 73. SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (3-4) Paul Henrichs 7-12 8-14 22; Matt Ohme 5-15 4-6 14; Tim Veurink 3-6 1-1 9; Jon Kaus 2-4 0-1 5; Zach Reif 1-6 0-0 3; Craig Schafer 1-1 0-0 2; Jesse Ellens 0-2 1-2 1; Scott Schafer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 14-24 56. St. Cloud State University.... 28 45 - 73 Saint John's University....... 29 27 - 56 3-point goals-St. Cloud State University 8-19 (Pat Weihert 2-2; David Dreas 2-3; Nate Miller 2-6; Matt Hanson 1-1; Adam Sullivan 1-6; Brad Evans 0-1), Saint John's University 4-16 (Tim Veurink 2-3; Zach Reif 1-3; Jon Kaus 1-2; Jesse Ellens 0-2; Matt Ohme 0-6). Fouled out--St. Cloud State University-None, Saint John's University-None. Rebounds-St. Cloud State University 30 (Matt Hanson 7), Saint John's University 35 (Paul Henrichs 14). Assists-St. Cloud State University 24 (David Dreas 9), Saint John's University 13 (Matt Ohme 4; Jon Kaus 4). Total fouls-St. Cloud State University 21, Saint John's University 17. A-2103