Postgame Notes: St. John's 77, Bethune-Cookman 59

Dec. 14, 2008

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St. John's scored 77 points against Bethune-Cookman and is averaging 79.5 points over its past two games. The Red Storm has tallied at least 70 points in eight of nine games this season.
The Red Storm improved to 8-1 this season, matching the squad's best start since the 1994-95 season. St. John's also improved to 7-0 at Carnesecca Arena.
St. John's shot 50.0 percent (29-of-58) for the game, marking the fourth time of the season that the Red Storm has shot at least 50.0 percent. The team is 4-0 in such games and has shot at least 50.0 percent in three of the past four games.
Led by a career-high four steals from sophomore Malik Boothe, the Red Storm tallied a season-high 10 steals.
St. John's scored 12 of its first 16 points in the paint, eventually outscoring Bethune-Cookman, 28-16, in the paint.
St. John's won the battle of the boards for the eighth time this season, holding a 32-27 edge in rebounds. The Red Storm is 8-0 when outrebounding the opposition.
Boothe tallied 10 points, tallying double-figures for the third-straight game. Boothe is average 11.0 points and 4.0 assists in that stretch.
Sean Evans tallied a career-high 18 points, shooting 8-of-10 from the floor. Evans scored the Red Storm's first nine points in the game. Evans has scored in double-figures four time this year.
D.J. Kennedy reached double-figures for the sixth time this season, tallying 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
Quincy Roberts added eight points and is averaging 8.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in the last two games.
Paris Horne reached double-figures for the seventh-straight game, tallying 11 points in the game. In seven games as a starter, Horne is averaging 13.2 points, 4.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. Horne is also shooting 64.7 percent (11-of-17) in the past two games.

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