Westman was joined in double figures by Craig Schafer and Scott Schafer with 12 points each, and Ryan Lieser and Paul Henrichs with 11 apiece. Craig Schafer grabbed eight rebounds, while Lieser and Matt Ohme each dished out five assists.
SJU extends its winning streak to four games and keeps pace with Gustavus tied for third in the MIAC standings. St. John’s is 8-3 over its last 11 games. The Johnnies had lost their previous five games at Macalester Gymnasium but this time shot 49% from the floor.
Tom Conboy had 24 points, eight rebounds and four assists to pace Macalester. It was his 12th 20-point game of the season. Brian Ranwick came off the bench for 11 points and three assists. The Scots went just 7-for-30 from three-point range and on the night the two teams combined to go 12-for-49 from behind the arc (25%).
Macalester enjoyed a small lead throughout most of the first half, but SJU ended the period on a 14-4 run over the final 5:11 of the half. The Johnnies extended their advantage to 13 points at 46-33 with 16:23 left in the game by beginning the second half on a 10-3 run.
St. John’s plays Saturday (Feb. 11) at home against Hamline. Macalester is off until next Wednesday (Feb. 15) when it plays at Gustavus.
Saint John's vs Macalester 2/8/06 7:30 p.m. at Macalester Gymnasium - St. Paul, Minn. At Macalester Gymnasium - St. Paul, Minn. SAINT JOHN'S 73, MACALESTER 64 SAINT JOHN'S (13-9, 11-6 MIAC) Tyler Westman 5-9 3-7 16; Craig Schafer 6-9 0-0 12; Scott Schafer 5-6 1-2 12; Ryan Lieser 3-10 4-5 11; Paul Henrichs 4-8 3-4 11; Brady Brink 1-2 3-4 5; Matt Ohme 1-7 2-2 4; Tim Veurink 1-2 0-0 2; Jason Fogt 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 16-24 73. MACALESTER (7-16, 6-12 MIAC) Tom Conboy 10-21 3-6 24; Brian Ranwick 4-10 0-0 11; Brendan Bosman 4-9 1-1 9; Trevor Jepma 3-5 1-2 8; Nate Assel 2-8 0-0 5; T. Robinson-Wilson 1-3 0-0 3; Lars Johnson 1-3 0-1 2; Jesse Hollander 1-5 0-0 2; Andy Stein 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 5-10 64. Saint John's.................. 36 37 - 73 Macalester.................... 30 34 - 64 3-point goals-Saint John's 5-19 (Tyler Westman 3-7; Scott Schafer 1-1; Ryan Lieser 1-6; Matt Ohme 0-4; Tim Veurink 0-1), Macalester 7-30 (Brian Ranwick 3-8; T. Robinson-Wilson 1-3; Trevor Jepma 1-3; Tom Conboy 1-5; Nate Assel 1-5; Jesse Hollander 0-1; Lars Johnson 0-2; Brendan Bosman 0-3). Fouled out--Saint John's-None, Macalester-Brendan Bosman. Rebounds-Saint John's 38 (Craig Schafer 8), Macalester 34 (Tom Conboy 8). Assists-Saint John's 16 (Ryan Lieser 5; Matt Ohme 5), Macalester 16 (Jesse Hollander 4; Tom Conboy 4). Total fouls-Saint John's 15, Macalester 19. A-250