COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Augsburg University men's basketball team headed north to take on Saint John's University in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon, falling 78-50 in the contest.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint John's 78, Augsburg 50
LOCATION: Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn.  
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-5 overall (1-3 MIAC), Saint John's 5-2 overall (3-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Auggies hung around early in the game, trailing by just a point at 11-10 near the midpoint of the first half. The Johnnies responded with a 12-2 run, however, taking a 21-12 lead over the Auggies. Saint John's controlled the pace of play for the remainder of the half, taking a 41-22 lead into halftime.
• The Saint John's lead continued to grow throughout the second half, peaking at 34 before the Auggies cut it back to 28 as the final buzzer sounded.
• Bradley Winter (SR, Winona, Minn./Winona HS) knocked down five of his 10 attempts from the floor for a team-high 11 points, also grabbing four rebounds and an assist. Conner Knoepfle (SR, Andover, Minn./Andover HS) and Isaac Rabaey (SO, Hastings, Minn./Hastings HS) each contributed 10 points with three and one rebounds, respectively.
• Colin Meade (JR, Rochester, Minn./Lourdes HS) finished with eight points on 3-6 shooting with two rebounds and a steal while Pete Pavelec (SO, McFarland, Wis./McFarland HS) added five points and a rebound.
• The Auggies hit 18 of their 48 attempts from the field (37.5%), including going 4-12 from beyond the arc (33.3%). The Johnnies shot the ball well throughout the game, hitting 35-of-59 (59.3%) and six-of-17 (35.3%) from deep. Augsburg held an edge in points on fast-break opportunities, outscoring Saint John's 5-0 in the category.

FOR THE FOES
• Ryan Thissen was the game's scoring leader with 24 points and eight rebounds while Griffin Rushin added 13 points and Mitchell Plombon tallied 12.

UP NEXT
• The Auggies will host Concordia-Moorhead in a conference battle on Wednesday (12/7) at 5:15 pm at Si Melby Hall.