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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Saint John's opened its 2010-11 season with an 86-56 exhibition loss at Division I Marquette on Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis.

The Golden Eagles led 38-25 at the half as the visiting Johnnies were 6-for-18 from three-point land, including senior Sam Blank's (Rollingstone, Minn./Winona Cotter) 4-for-6 showing.

A three-pointer by junior Andy Burns (Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka) to open the second half brought the Johnnies to within 38-28, and another at the 15:10 mark cut the deficit to eight points (42-34) before Marquette answered with a 14-2 run.

Blank led the Johnnies with 13 points, while Burns added nine. Senior Chris Schwartz (Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln) added eight points and fellow senior Aaron Burtzel (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) collected three points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Jae Crowder led MU with 15 points and 10 rebounds in his collegiate debut.

The Johnnies committed 17 turnovers and shot just 37.3 percent (19-51) in the game, including a 12-for-29 performance from behind the arc. SJU played all 20 of its dressed players, of which six made a three-pointer.

SJU formally begins its season Monday, Nov. 15, against Division II St. Cloud State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Sexton Arena in Collegeville.