Postgame Notes: St. John's 76, Columbia 70

Tonight's meeting was the 23rd in an all-time series against Columbia that dates back to the 1916 season. The Red Storm has won 11 straight over the Lions and posted a 9-1 all-time record at home.
The home win extended a six-game win streak for the Red Storm, which is the longest streak at St. John's since the 1999-00 team won eight straight from Feb. 5-Feb. 29, 2000. The longest previous win streak of the Norm Roberts Era was three games (twice, last Jan. 8-Jan. 21, 2006).
St. John's went on an 8-3 run over the final 4:32 of the first half and began the second half with a 16-4 run over the opening 8:43. The Red Storm tightened up its defense and held the Lions to just two field goals over its second-half run.
Senior forward Lamont Hamilton scored St. John's first 10 points of the night and finished with a career-high 36 points in 34 minutes. Hamilton's scoring output was the highest by a Red Storm player since Marcus Hatten scored 44 vs. Rutgers on March 6, 2003.
Hamilton went 11-of-13 from the floor and 14-of-16 from the free throw line and grabbed five rebounds (three offensive).
Anthony Mason Jr. made six free throws and got to the charity stripe a career-high nine times in extending his double-figure scoring streak to nine games. The sophomore added two rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in 35 minutes.
Junior captain Eugene Lawrence filled up the stat sheet, scoring all seven of his points from the free throw line and recording 10 assists, six rebounds and a career-high six steals. Lawrence assisted on the Red Storm's first five baskets of the second half and finished the period with seven assists (three in the first half).
Sophomore center Tomas Jasiulionis was a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor and tied career-highs with six points and four rebounds in 16 minutes.
Junior Avery Patterson streak of consecutive free throws made came to an end midway through the second half when he missed an attempt for a 3-point play. Patterson finished with six points on 2-of-6 shooting and two rebounds.
As a team, St. John's established new season-highs with 31 free throws and 46 free throw attempts. Hamilton had career-highs in both categories, going 14-of-16 in a dominant effort, and Lawrence set a new career-high with 10 attempts.

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