Postgame Notes: St. John's 82, NJIT 54

Dec. 8, 2008

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St. John's improved to 7-1 when outrebounding the opposition. The Red Storm held a 43-30 rebounding edge against the Highlanders.
The Red Storm shot 50.8 percent (30-59) from the floor, breaking the 50.0 percent mark for the third time on the year. The squad is 3-0 when shooting at least 50.0 percent.
St. John's opened the game on an 8-0 run in the first 1:38, prompting NJIT to call a timeout.
The Red Storm led by 19 points at the break, tying its largest halftime lead of the season (39-20 against St. Francis).
Paris Horne tallied a career-high 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor. Horne has reached double figures in six-straight games. The sophomore has shot 56.5 percent (13-23) from the field over the past two games.
In five games since entering the starting rotation, Horne is averaging 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
Justin Burrell tied a season-high with 14 points. The sophomore recorded his fifth double-figure effort of the season.
Freshman Quincy Roberts set new career-highs with nine points and two assists. Roberts made a 3-pointer for a third-straight game.
Malik Boothe scored 11 points to tally double-figures for the second-straight game and also grabbed five boards for the second-straight game. Boothe has reached double-figures in scoring five times this year.
TyShwan Edmondson tied a career-high with five points and set new career-highs with four rebounds and 19 minutes played.
In his collegiate debut, walk-on Kevin Clark grabbed a rebound in the final minute of action.
Walk-on Julius Brown scored his first collegiate point, converting the second of two free throw attempts with 43 seconds remaining.

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