Box Score

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – No. 4 Saint John's basketball's 16-game win streak came to an end with its first conference loss of the season, 75-62 at St. Olaf on Saturday, Feb. 3, in Northfield.

St. Olaf (16-5, 12-4 MIAC) shot 58.5 percent (31-for-53) from the field, including 66.7 percent (16-for-24) in the second half. The 58.5-percent performance was 12 percentage points better than the Oles' season average (.468) and 18 percentage points above SJU's average allowed this season (.401).

The Johnnies (18-2, 14-1 MIAC), meanwhile, shot a season-low 41.8 percent (23-for-55) from the floor, including 34.5 percent (10-for-29) from three-point range. SJU entered the game as NCAA Division III's top shooting team at 53.0 percent and second-best from behind the arc (41.9 percent).

SJU never led in the game and finally broke the 10-point mark with 10:04 left in the first half.

Senior guard Patrick Strom (Fargo, N.D./Shanley) and senior post Tyler Weiss (Shakopee, Minn.) led SJU with 13 points apiece. 

Junior guard David Stokman (Maple Lake, Minn.) drilled a three-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half to cut SJU's deficit to six (35-29), its largest halftime deficit of the season. The Oles, however, started the second half with a 14-3 run and the Johnnies brought their deficit below 10 only once the rest of the way (eight, with 4:37 to play).

Robert Tobroxen led all scorers with 24 points on 10 of 15 shooting, including a 3-for-5 showing from three-point land. He entered the game 13 of 41 (31.7 percent) from downtown. Tobroxen also collected six rebounds and six assists for STO, which out-scored SJU 18-9 off turnovers.

The Johnnies make the trek to Winona for a 7 p.m. game at Saint Mary's (1-19, 0-15 MIAC) on Monday, Feb. 5. SJU can clinch a share of the MIAC regular-season title with a win Monday night and a St. Olaf loss at Augsburg.