Dylan Kaczmarek, Ben Schols and Alex Portwood combined to knock down 11 3-pointers to help St. Ambrose to an 89-76 win over No. 22 Calumet St. Joseph Wednesday night at Lee Lohman Arena.

The Bees (8-5, 4-3 CCAC) snapped a four-game losing streak while handing the Crimson Wave (12-1, 5-1 CCAC) their first loss of the season.

SAU shot better than 45 percent from 3-point range in the win, hitting 15-of-33 tries.

It was Portwood's work from beyond the arc that helped the Bees to an early lead. The senior hit two triples in the first three minutes. Those two, another three from Jake Meeske and four points from John Kerr gave St. Ambrose a fast 13-3 lead.

Although CCSJ closed to within two points twice in the first half, SAU outscored the Wave 14-5 over the final four minutes of the half. Portwood, who hit all three of his 3-pointers over the first 20 minutes, gave the Bees a 47-33 lead at the break with two free throws in the final second after pulling down an offensive rebound.

St. Ambrose was able to maintain a double-digit lead throughout the second half in large part thanks to the shooting of Kaczmarek and Schols. Each hit three threes in the second half to help offset the Waves' 11 second-half 3-pointers.

Video of Schols' second-half threes below, courtesy SAUtv

Along with the success from deep, SAU also took advantage of its opportunities from the line, making 18-of-25 free throws. Calumet got to the line just 11 times, making eight.

The Bees' ball movement led to 22 assists on 28 made baskets. St. Ambrose also committed just nine turnovers, two of those in the first half.

Kerr, who finished with two 3-pointers, scored a team-high 20 points to go along with seven rebounds. Kaczmarek and Schols each scored 14. Portwood had 13 and Jalen Jones, playing in his first game this season, totaled 11 points and nine boards.

The Bees will take a break for the holidays before returning to action on Thursday, Jan. 3, at Lincoln College.