National Basketball Association
St. John's 66, LIU Brooklyn 53
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Queens, New York
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Anthony Franklin, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
3733
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St. John's 66, LIU Brooklyn 53: Sir'Dominic Pointer scored a career-high 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked six shots as the host Red Storm improved to 3-0.
Rysheed Jordan scored 15 points and D'Angelo Harrison had 14 points and seven rebounds for St. John's (3-0). Chris Obekpa finished with 10 rebounds and eight blocks for the Red Storm, who next face Minnesota on Monday in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.
Landon Atterberry had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead LIU Brooklyn (0-1). Gerrell Martin finished with 14 points and six rebounds and Nura Zanna added 10 points for the Blackbirds, who shot 29.6 percent from the floor.
LIU Brooklyn, coming off a 9-20 season and starting three freshmen, led 17-12 midway through the first half after a 3-pointer by Martin. But St. John's, behind 10 first-half points including a trio of dunks by Pointer, went on a 24-9 run after that to lead 32-26 at halftime.
The Blackbirds opened the second half with a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Martin to take a 33-32 lead. But Pointer ignited a 9-2 St. John run with a rebound dunk on the ensuing possession and the Red Storm never trailed again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Red Storm finished with a 14-0 edge in blocked shots. ... St. John's, which entered the contest leading the Big East with a plus-14.5 rebounding margin, was outrebounded by the Blackbirds 44-39. ... LIU Brooklyn was the last Division I school to play its season opener.
Top Game Performances
| LIU Brooklyn |
|
St. John's |
|
Gerrell Martin 14 |
Scoring |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 18 |
|
Elvar Fridriksson 5 |
Assists |
D'Angelo Harrison 2 |
|
Landon Atterberry 11 |
Rebounds |
Chris Obekpa 10 |
|
Landon Atterberry 2 |
Free Throws Made |
D'Angelo Harrison 3 |
|
Landon Atterberry 1 |
Steals |
Rysheed Jordan 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Chris Obekpa 8 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| LIU Brooklyn
|
53 |
29.6 |
6-21 |
5-9 |
13 |
36 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
| St. John's
|
66 |
48.1 |
2-11 |
12-17 |
7 |
37 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
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