Postgame Notes: St. John's 63, Stony Brook 55

Dec. 2, 2009

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QUEENS, N.Y. -

St. John's is off to its best start since opening the 1994-95 season with a 7-0 mark.
The Red Storm began the contest with 12-1 run in the opening 3:56.
Malik Boothe connected on his first 3-pointer of the season to stake St. John's to a 3-0 lead.
With a 6-for-17 (35.3 percent) performance from 3-point land, the Red Storm registered at least six 3's in a game for the third time this season. St. John's is connecting on an average of 5.7 3-pointers per game.
The Red Storm had 10 steals and turned 16 Stony Brook turnovers into 16 points. St. John's is forcing an average of 15.2 turnovers per game.
For the fourth time this season, the Red Storm won the battle of the boards with a +8 (39-31) advantage. St. John's is outrebounding the opposition by an average of +3.3 per game.
D.J. Kennedy scored a game-high 19 points, leading St. John's in scoring for the fifth time in six games this year.
After posting nine points and eight rebounds in the first half, Sean Evans finished just shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Dwight Hardy made at least one 3-pointer for the sixth-straight game with a 1-for-4 effort from 3-point range. The junior is 11-for-27 (40.7 percent) on the season.
Justin Brownlee reached double-figures second time in his Red Storm career with 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the floor. The junior also tied a career-high with seven rebounds, including a game-high four on the offensive end.

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