Post Game Notes: Jan. 23, 2008

Jan. 23, 2008

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NEW YORK -

St. John's shot 47.1 percent (24-51) from the floor and the team has now shot over 40.0 percent ten times this season.
For the first time in six BIG EAST contests this season, the Red Storm was outrebounded as Pittsburgh won the battle of the boards, 36-29. In the previous five conference games St. John's had been 4-0-1 in the rebound battle.
Anthony Mason Jr. set a new career-high with a game high 29 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-4 from long range.
The point total for Mason Jr. marked the most points for a member of the Red Storm since Lamont Hamilton scored 36 points against Columbia in a 76-70 win on Dec. 23, 2006.
Mason scored 15 in the first half alone on 6-of-7 shooting.
Mason Jr. also scored 12 consecutive points for the Red Storm in a span of 8:25 during the second half of action.
In his second career start, and first BIG EAST start, Dele Coker grabbed two rebounds and added his second career steal.
Against his hometown team and high school teammate, DeJuan Blair, D.J. Kennedy finished with seven points and two rebounds.
Larry Wright tied a career high with three assists. Wright was also 0-for-3 from long range, snapping streaks of seven consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer and five consecutive games with at least two 3-pointers.
Sean Evans blocked a career-high two shots and added four points and four rebounds.

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