MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University men's basketball team was held to a season-low 35.5 percent shooting from the floor in a 78-58 loss to No. 19-ranked Saint John's University on Wednesday evening in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action at Si Melby Hall.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint John's 78, Augsburg 58
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 7-3 overall (3-2 MIAC), Saint John's 9-1 overall (5-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The teams traded baskets for the first six minutes of action, before the Johnnies went on an 18-0 run. The Auggies struggled to find their offensive rhythm and were held to just 27.6 percent shooting in the first half. The early lead proved too much for the Auggies to overcome, as Augsburg fell to league-leading St. John's.
• MIAC scoring leader Booker Coplin (JR, Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) led Augsburg with a 23-point performance. Coplin finished 11-of-18 from the floor, while adding a team-best seven rebounds.
• Kevin McKiernan (SR, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) added 12 points and three steals.
• Henry Mulligan (JR, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City HS) and Martin Mitchell (JR, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) added eight points apiece.
• Augsburg won the turnover battle, forcing 15, while only committing nine and posting a 14-11 advantage in points off-turnovers.
• The Johnnies posted a 37-26 advantage on the boards and shot 61.2 percent (30-of-49) from the field.

FOR THE FOES
• The Johnnies finished with three players in double figures, led by a 17-point, nine-rebound effort from Lucas Walford, who was 8-for-9 from the floor.
• David Stokman added 16 points and five assists, while Zach Hanson added 14 points and eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (1/5) at 3 p.m., traveling to Winona, Minn., to take on Saint Mary's University.
• Saint John's returns to action on Saturday at 3 p.m., when the Johnnies travel to St. Paul to take on Macalester College.