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Photos (John Biasi)
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Saint John’s fell 71-65 to Concordia-St. Paul in exhibition play Sunday, Nov. 8, in St. Paul.
Junior
Sam Blank (Rollingstone, Minn./Winona Cotter) led the Johnnies with 16 points, while junior
Aaron Burtzel (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) added 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Junior
Chris Schwartz (Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln) and sophomore
Aaron Barmore (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) added 11 points apiece. Sophomore
Andrew Latzke (Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka) added eight points off the bench.
SJU out-rebounded the Golden Bears 36-33 and used 14 players in the game. The Johnnies shot 39.7 percent (23-58) from the field but just 28.6 percent (6-21) from three-point range.
The Johnnies officially begin the 2009-10 season this Sunday, Nov. 15, against No. 10 Wis.-Stevens Point. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Sexton Arena in Collegeville. All current and retired military personnel and their families will receive free admission to the game with proper identification.