National Basketball Association
St. John's 63, St. Francis (NY) 48
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Bernard Clinton, # Earl Watson
Attendance:
3922
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D’Angelo Harrison scored 21 points and St. John’s snapped a two-game losing streak with a 63-48 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Tuesday.
Harrison has reached double figures in each of the first five games of his college career and emerged as the go-to scoring threat for a team loaded with freshmen.
That inexperience haunted St. John’s (4-2) in back-to-back losses to ranked opponents at Madison Square Garden last week, but winless St. Francis (0-4) provided the perfect opportunity to regain some offensive momentum.
Nurideen Lindsey, who missed two potential game-winning free throws in their last game, looked more comfortable at the point and helped the Johnnies bolt out to an early 14-3 lead.
Moe Harkless scored 18 points and Harrison hit 4-of-5 from 3-point range.
That proved to be more than enough against the Terriers, who saw leading scorer Travis Nichols score a season-low nine points on 4-for-16 shooting and miss all eight of his 3-point attempts.
The young St. John’s backcourt, which had been part of a defense giving up 76 points per contest, used traps and aggressive on-ball defenders to limit Nichols’ open looks.
That same strategy will be useful in the Johnnies’ upcoming games, including a Dec. 1 clash at No. 2 Kentucky.
Top Game Performances
St. Francis (NY) |
|
St. John's |
Stefan Perunicic 13 |
Scoring |
D'Angelo Harrison 21 |
Dre Calloway 4 |
Assists |
Nurideen Lindsey 4 |
Jalen Cannon 7 |
Rebounds |
God'sgift Achiuwa 7 |
Dre Calloway 3 |
Free Throws Made |
D'Angelo Harrison 5 |
Stefan Perunicic 3 |
Steals |
Maurice Harkless 3 |
Matt Milk 2 |
Blocks |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
St. Francis (NY)
|
48 |
35.8 |
5-23 |
5-14 |
11 |
27 |
4 |
6 |
15 |
St. John's
|
63 |
52.2 |
6-10 |
9-19 |
11 |
34 |
4 |
10 |
16 |