The Auggies’ senior forward Lucas Olson-Patterson scored a three-point play with 2:18 remaining to take a 63-62 lead. The lead was the first for Augsburg since the 11:22 mark of the first half at 13-11. SJU’s biggest lead of the game came at 18:19 of the second half at 37-25. The Johnnies led 31-24 at intermission.
Augsburg was led by Olson-Patterson, the leading scorer in the MIAC, with 20 points. Junior forward Zeph Jones had 13 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore guard Kevin Keto contributed 12 points. The Auggies shot 48.1 percent (25-of-52) from the field and 4-of-14 from the three-point line. Augsburg made 11 free throws, compared to 10 for SJU.
SJU was led by junior post Paul Henrichs with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while sophomore point guard Matt Ohme added 16 points. Sophomore post Craig Schafer was the third SJU player in double figures with 10 points and eight rebounds. The Johnnies shot 38.1 percent (24-of-63) from the field and 23.5 percent (4-of-17) from behind the three-point line. SJU won the rebound battle 41-31.
Augsburg improved to 9-15 overall and 7-12 in the MIAC, while SJU fell to 8-16 overall and 6-13 in the MIAC.
Newspaper Box Score Augsburg College vs Saint John's University 02/16/05 7:30 pm at Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn. At Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn. AUGSBURG COLLEGE 65, SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY 62 AUGSBURG COLLEGE (9-15, 7-12 MIAC) LucasOlson-Patterson 7-18 5-8 20; Zeph Jones 6-7 1-1 13; Kevin Keto 5-8 0-1 12; Dan Graf 3-6 3-4 9; Justin Kozlowski 2-6 0-0 5; Zac Rosen 1-3 0-0 2; Devin Rose 0-3 2-2 2; Curtis Batchelor 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-52 11-16 65. SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (8-16, 6-13 MIAC) Paul Henrichs 9-16 4-4 22; Matt Ohme 5-16 4-5 16; Craig Schafer 5-12 0-0 10; Ryan Hinman 2-6 0-2 6; Kevin Trauscht 1-4 2-3 4; Jesse Ellens 1-1 0-0 2; Scott Schafer 1-2 0-0 2; Tim Veurink 0-1 0-0 0; Andrew Spaanem 0-2 0-2 0; Jon Kaus 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 10-16 62. Augsburg College.............. 24 41 - 65 Saint John's University....... 31 31 - 62 3-point goals-Augsburg College 4-14 (Kevin Keto 2-3; Justin Kozlowski 1-2; LucasOlson-Patterson 1-4; Zac Rosen 0-1; Devin Rose 0-2; Dan Graf 0-2), Saint John's University 4-17 (Ryan Hinman 2-5; Matt Ohme 2-7; Kevin Trauscht 0-2; Scott Schafer 0-1; Tim Veurink 0-1; Jon Kaus 0-1). Fouled out--Augsburg College-Dan Graf, Saint John's University-None. Rebounds-Augsburg College 31 (Zeph Jones 7), Saint John's University 41 (Paul Henrichs 13). Assists-Augsburg College 6 (LucasOlson-Patterson 3), Saint John's University 13 (Jon Kaus 4). Total fouls-Augsburg College 18, Saint John's University 20. A-236