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Johnson scores 34, No. 15 Saint Mary’s beats Portland 81-64

AP
Feb 11, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Logan Johnson had 34 points, six rebounds and six assists as No. 15 Saint Mary's handled Portland 81-64 on the road Saturday.

Alex Ducas added 18 points and six rebounds for the Gaels (22-5, 11-1 West Coast Conference) and Aidan Mahaney contributed 10 points and five assists.

Kristian Sjolund led the Pilots (13-15, 5-8) with 12 points, and Juan Gorosito and Tyler Robinson each added 10 points.

The Gaels took a 39-38 lead into halftime after a back-and-forth first half. They began the second half on a 16-0 run to blow the game open and never trailed again.

''Sometimes, you've got to make shots,'' Saint Mary's head coach Randy Bennett said of the second-half turnaround. ''We came out and banged a few threes, separated, gave us a little wiggle room. You don't feel like every possession is for the game.''

Johnson took advantage of vulnerabilities in the Pilots' defense to take over on offense, while the Gaels' defense improved.

''We started playing our brand of basketball,'' Johnson said. ''Started getting stops, consecutive stops, rebounding, not allowing offensive boards. When we do that, when we play to our strengths, there's not a lot of teams that can have the capacity to keep going and keep trying to attack that. It gets frustrating and you start to see it on their faces.''

Saint Mary's was fueled in its run by hot 3-point shooting, going 15 of 32 (46.9%) from beyond the arc and outrebounded Portland 41-22.

UP NEXT:

Saint Mary's: Visits San Diego on Thursday.

Portland: Hosts Santa Clara on Saturday.

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1st Half
SMARY
Gaels
39
PORT
Pilots
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mitchell Saxen vs. Chika Nduka (Logan Johnson gains possession)
19:36		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
19:34		Aidan Mahaney offensive rebound
19:29		Logan Johnson misses two point layup
19:27		Kristian Sjolund defensive rebound
19:16		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
19:14		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
18:43		Logan Johnson offensive foul
18:43		Logan Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
18:12		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
18:10		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	2-0
17:54	+3	Kristian Sjolund makes three point jump shot (Chika Nduka assists)	2-3
16:59		Alex Ducas misses two point layup
16:57		Gaels offensive rebound
16:57		Juan Sebastian Gorosito personal foul
16:50	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	5-3
16:29		Jump ball. (Pilots gains possession)
16:08		Chika Nduka misses two point jump shot
16:06		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
15:59		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:57		Kristian Sjolund defensive rebound
15:52		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
15:50		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	8-3
15:08		Kyle Bowen personal foul
15:08		TV timeout
14:52		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
14:50		Vasilije Vucinic offensive rebound
14:32		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
14:22	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point hook shot	8-5
14:06		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:04		Logan Johnson offensive rebound
13:52	+3	Kyle Bowen makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Saxen assists)	11-5
13:27	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point jump shot	11-7
13:09		Vasilije Vucinic shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-7
13:09	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-7
12:56	+2	Moses Wood makes two point hook shot	13-9
12:30		Kyle Bowen misses three point jump shot
12:28		Vasilije Vucinic defensive rebound
12:16	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	13-12
11:55		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
11:53		Logan Johnson offensive rebound
11:41		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
11:39		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
11:34	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Saxen assists)	16-12
11:10		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
11:10		TV timeout
11:06	+3	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes three point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)	16-15
10:43		Mike Meadows personal foul
10:31		Harry Wessels misses two point hook shot
10:29		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
10:13	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point hook shot	16-17
9:40	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	19-17
9:24		Mike Meadows misses two point layup
9:22		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
9:08		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:06		Moses Wood defensive rebound
9:02		Kyle Bowen shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
9:02		Tyler Robertson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:02		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
8:43		Tyler Robertson personal foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
8:32		Kyle Bowen misses three point jump shot
8:30		Kyle Bowen offensive rebound
8:25		Tyler Robertson blocks Kyle Bowen's two point layup
8:23		Chika Nduka defensive rebound
8:13		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
8:11		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	21-18
7:51	+2	Kristian Sjolund makes two point jump shot	21-20
7:34		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
7:32		Kyle Bowen offensive rebound
7:28		Kyle Bowen turnover (lost ball) (Juan Sebastian Gorosito steals)
7:22	+2	Tyler Robertson makes two point layup	21-22
7:22		Harry Wessels shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:22	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-23
6:56		Alex Ducas misses two point layup
6:54		Alex Ducas offensive rebound
6:47		Alex Ducas misses two point layup
6:45		Alex Ducas offensive rebound
6:45	+2	Harry Wessels makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	23-23
6:31		Tyler Robertson misses two point jump shot
6:29		Gaels defensive rebound
6:16		Harry Wessels misses two point layup
6:14		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
5:48	+3	Kristian Sjolund makes three point jump shot	23-26
5:29	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	25-26
5:14		Mike Meadows misses two point jump shot
5:12		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
5:05		Logan Johnson offensive foul
5:05		Logan Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
4:51	+2	Moses Wood makes two point jump shot	25-28
4:29		Mitchell Saxen misses two point hook shot
4:27		Vasilije Vucinic defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	25-30
4:03		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
4:01		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
3:56	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	28-30
3:38		Kristian Sjolund misses three point jump shot
3:36		Moses Wood offensive rebound
3:35		Joshua Jefferson personal foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35	+1	Moses Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-31
3:35	+1	Moses Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-32
3:09		Moses Wood shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
3:09	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
3:00		Kristian Sjolund turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Bowen steals)
2:55	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk (Kyle Bowen assists)	32-32
2:33	+2	Kristian Sjolund makes two point dunk	32-34
2:15		Tyler Robertson shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-34
2:15	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-34
2:02		Tyler Robertson turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
1:50		Moses Wood blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
1:48		Kyle Bowen offensive rebound
1:39		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
1:37		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
1:34	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	37-34
1:33		Pilots 30 second timeout
1:24	+2	Kristian Sjolund makes two point hook shot (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	37-36
0:56		Kyle Bowen offensive foul
0:56		Kyle Bowen turnover (offensive foul)
0:46		Mike Meadows misses two point jump shot
0:44		Gaels defensive rebound
0:41		Chika Nduka personal foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-36
0:41	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-36
0:24	+2	Juan Sebastian Gorosito makes two point layup	39-38
0:04		Logan Johnson misses two point layup
0:02		Chika Nduka defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMARY
Gaels
42
PORT
Pilots
26

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Moses Wood personal foul
19:49	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup (Logan Johnson assists)	41-38
19:27		Moses Wood turnover (Alex Ducas steals)
19:16		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
19:14		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
19:10	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Alex Ducas assists)	44-38
19:07		Pilots 30 second timeout
19:07		TV timeout
18:49		Juan Sebastian Gorosito turnover (traveling)
18:42		Logan Johnson turnover
18:27		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
18:25		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
17:58		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
17:56		Alex Ducas offensive rebound
17:42	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists)	47-38
17:29		Mitchell Saxen personal foul
17:26		Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
17:24		Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound
17:14		Logan Johnson turnover (Chika Nduka steals)
16:48		Chika Nduka misses two point jump shot
16:46		Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists)	50-38
16:17		Kyle Bowen personal foul
16:07		Mitchell Saxen blocks Moses Wood's three point jump shot
16:05		Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound
15:51		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
15:49		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
15:41		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
15:39		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
15:39		Chika Nduka blocks Mitchell Saxen's two point layup
15:37		Mike Meadows defensive rebound
15:36		Mike Meadows offensive foul
15:36		Mike Meadows turnover (offensive foul)
15:36		TV timeout
15:28	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists)	53-38
15:07		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
14:52		Vasilije Vucinic offensive foul
14:52		Vasilije Vucinic turnover (offensive foul)
14:34		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
14:32		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
14:25	+2	Mitchell Saxen makes two point dunk (Logan Johnson assists)	55-38
14:04		Vasilije Vucinic turnover (traveling)
13:43		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
13:41		Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Vasilije Vucinic makes two point layup (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)	55-40
13:15		Mitchell Saxen turnover (traveling)
12:56		Kristian Sjolund misses three point jump shot
12:54		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
12:31		Harry Wessels turnover (Tyler Robertson steals)
12:12		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
12:10		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
11:49	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	58-40
11:32		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:32	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-41
11:32	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-42
11:10	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	60-42
10:52		Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
10:50		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
10:42		Harry Wessels offensive foul
10:42		Harry Wessels turnover (offensive foul)
10:23		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
10:23	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-43
10:23	+1	Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-44
10:14		Chika Nduka personal foul
10:12		Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup
10:10		Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound
10:08		Tyler Robertson personal foul
10:05		Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
10:03		Kristian Sjolund defensive rebound
9:54		Tyler Robertson misses two point hook shot
9:52		Chika Nduka offensive rebound
9:50		Chika Nduka personal foul
9:43		Logan Johnson personal foul
9:43	+2	Mike Meadows makes two point layup	60-46
9:30		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:28		Kyle Bowen offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point jump shot	62-46
8:56		Mike Meadows misses three point jump shot
8:50		Gaels defensive rebound
8:34	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	64-46
8:34		Juan Sebastian Gorosito shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
8:34		Logan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:34		Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
8:19		Moses Wood turnover (bad pass)
8:07	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	66-46
8:03		Pilots 30 second timeout
8:03		TV timeout
7:42		Vasilije Vucinic misses two point layup
7:40		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point layup	68-46
7:06		Mitchell Saxen blocks Alden Applewhite's two point layup
7:03		Pilots offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Joey St. Pierre makes two point layup (Alden Applewhite assists)	68-48
6:25	+3	Alex Ducas makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists)	71-48
6:07		Joey St. Pierre turnover (Alex Ducas steals)
5:38		Joey St. Pierre blocks Alex Ducas's two point layup
5:36		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
5:24	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point jump shot	71-50
4:57		Joey St. Pierre personal foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
4:57		Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:57		Joey St. Pierre defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Joey St. Pierre makes two point hook shot	71-52
4:15		Logan Johnson misses two point layup
4:13		Logan Johnson offensive rebound
4:06	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists)	74-52
3:57		Logan Johnson personal foul
3:57		TV timeout
3:57		Kristian Sjolund misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:57		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
3:31		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
3:29		Joey St. Pierre defensive rebound
3:17		Joey St. Pierre misses two point hook shot
3:15		Joey St. Pierre offensive rebound
3:04	+2	Joey St. Pierre makes two point layup	74-54
2:56		Juan Sebastian Gorosito shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul)
2:56	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-54
2:56	+1	Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-54
2:47	+3	Mike Meadows makes three point jump shot	76-57
2:16	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	78-57
2:06		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul
2:06		Mike Meadows misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:06		Luke Barrett defensive rebound
1:44		Mike Meadows blocks Augustas Marciulionis's two point layup
1:42		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
1:36		Luke Barrett shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-58
1:36	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-59
1:26		Chris Howell turnover (traveling)
1:15		Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
1:13		Chris Howell defensive rebound
0:51	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	81-59
0:36	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point jump shot	81-61
0:36		Augustas Marciulionis shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
0:36		Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:36		Harry Wessels defensive rebound
0:16		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (Joey St. Pierre steals)
0:08	+3	Coleman Lemke makes three point jump shot	81-64
0:00		End of period

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Coleman Lemke makes three point jump shot