St. John's 71, No. 7/10 Notre Dame 65

Jan. 3, 2009

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The win over No. 7/10 Notre Dame is St. John's sixth win over a ranked opponent under the tenure of head coach Norm Roberts.
The Red Storm's last win over a ranked opponent came also came against Notre Dame at Madison Square Garden. St. John's defeated the No. 22/21 Irish, 71-68, on Jan. 23, 2007.
Before today's victory, the highest ranked team that the Red Storm had defeated under Roberts was No. 9/9 Pittsburgh on Jan. 21, 2006.
St. John's improved to a perfect 10-0 on the season when winning the battle of the boards. The Red Storm outrebounded the Irish by a 41-30 margin.
Sophomore D.J. Kennedy tallied a team-high 20 points, while adding a team-high 10 rebounds to post his sixth-career double-double. Kennedy has reached the 20-point plateau three times this season.
With 14 points, sophomore Paris Horne reached double-figures for the 12th-straight game. Since entering the starting rotation, Horne has averaged 13.5 points and 3.3 rebounds, while shooting 45.7 percent (58-of-127) from the field.
Justin Burrell tallied a season-high 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the floor. The sophomore was also 1-of-1 from beyond the arc; improving to 4-of-7 from long range on the season. Burrell has reached double-figures seven times this season.
After missing the Providence game due to illness, Rob Thomas returned to score 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Thomas also added five rebounds, three offensive.

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