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ST. PAUL – Ryan Gerry nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1.4 seconds left to lift Macalester (16-10) to an 83-82 MIAC tournament win Tuesday St. Paul over St. John's.

St. John's (15-11) closed out the first half with 11 unanswered points and started the second half on a 16-6 run to go up by 17 points at 57-40 with 13:59 to play. The Scots battled back, largely with 3-point shooting, and came to within a point at 79-78 on a Gerry 3-pointer with 1:10 to go. SJU's Shawn McGuire nailed a baseline jumper as the shot clock was winding down on the next Johnnie possession to put the visitors back up 81-78.

McGuire missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 15 ticks left and two Erik Jackson free throws with 8.8 seconds to go brought Mac to within a point at 81-79. Ryan Keating made one of two free throws less than a second later before Jackson dribbled quickly into the front court and dished it to Gerry (above) for the winning 3-pointer.

Gerry scored a season-high 20 points, going 6-for-11 on 3-pointers to pace Macalester. Ben Van Thorre added 19 points and three others reached double figures as well. Jackson had 14, Patrick Russell 12 and Adam Denny 10. Luke Witt was 5-for-6 on 3-pointers and led St. John's with 26 points. Mike Nester added 18 and Shawn McGuire had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Dusty Lamker scored 11 and Keating dished out 12 assists.