National Basketball Association
St. John's 53, St. Mary's 47
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 19, 2014
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Queens, New York
Officials:
# Clarence Armstrong, # Brent Hampson, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
4645
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No. 23 St. John's 53, Saint Mary's 47: D'Angelo Harrison scored 21 points and the Red Storm got past a sluggish first half to top the visiting Gaels.
Sir'Dominic Pointer had 11 points and a season high-tying 11 rebounds for St. John's (9-1), which shot just 35.8 percent while improving to 7-0 at home. Chris Obekpa contributed eight points and seven boards as the Red Storm survived a 47-29 disadvantage on the glass.
Brad Waldow recorded his fifth straight double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead Saint Mary's (6-3), which hurt itself with a 9-for-17 effort at the line. Waldow's fellow starters were 4-for-17 from the floor in the Gaels' second straight loss.
The Gaels went more than three minutes without a basket to begin the game before Waldow's hoop ignited an early 10-0 run and his jumper in the final minute of the first half put Saint Mary's up 33-18. The Red Storm burst out of the locker room to score the first seven points of the second half and both Phil Greene IV and Harrison hit 3-pointers in an 8-0 burst that cut the deficit to 37-33 with under 14 minutes left.
Waldow's jumper with 10:51 to go made it 41-35 but St. John's responded with 10 straight points to claim its first lead since the game's early moments. Waldow's dunk and Dane Pineau's three-point play pulled the Gaels within a point with 2:42 remaining but they would not score again, missing five shots and two free throws while Pointer and Greene combined for the final five points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Obekpa fouled out with 2:42 left. ... The teams combined to make 6-of-26 3-pointers. ... Red Storm G Rysheed Jordan, who entered second on the team in scoring (15.4), finished with six points on 2-of-11 shooting.
Top Game Performances
| St. Mary's |
|
St. John's |
|
Brad Waldow 26 |
Scoring |
D'Angelo Harrison 21 |
|
Emmett Naar 5 |
Assists |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 5 |
|
Dane Pineau 11 |
Rebounds |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 11 |
|
Aaron Bright 2 |
Free Throws Made |
D'Angelo Harrison 5 |
|
Kerry Carter 2 |
Steals |
D'Angelo Harrison 3 |
|
Desmond Simmons 2 |
Blocks |
Joey De La Rosa 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. Mary's
|
47 |
35.3 |
2-12 |
9-17 |
15 |
42 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
| St. John's
|
53 |
35.8 |
4-14 |
11-19 |
11 |
27 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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