Blake Berg shot 64.9 percent (24-for-37) from the field, including a 5-for-8 showing (.625) from three-point range, and averaged 19.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 29.7 minutes per game as the nationally-ranked Johnnies went 3-0 over the holiday break. Saint John's defeated a pair of 2024 NCAA Tournament teams to win Catholic’s Tom McKavitt Classic 12/18-19 in Washington, D.C. Berg led all scorers with 17 points and added three assists in 26 minutes of play in a 71-55 win over Marymount (Va.) on 12/18 and followed that with 19 points and three assists in a 91-66 victory over Rowan (N.J.) on 12/19. He led all scorers with 22 points and chipped in three rebounds, two assists and two steals in SJU’s 79-61 win over Hamline on 1/4.