Postgame Notes: St. John's 72, Hofstra 60

Dec. 20, 2009

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NEW YORK -

St. John's improves to 67-37 all-time in the Holiday Festival. Looking for its 15th Holiday Festival crown, the Red Storm will play Cornell at 9 p.m. on December 21 in the championship.
Trailing 59-54 with 6:57 remaining in regulation, St. John's closed the game with a 18-1 run.
St. John's outrebounded Hofstra 53-41. The 53 rebounds were a season-high and included 19 on the offensive end.
The Red Storm also finished with a season-best 11 blocks, including a career-high five rejections for Justin Brownlee. The squad has averaged 8.7 blocks in the past three games.
D.J. Kennedy finished with 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to record his second-straight double-double. Kennedy is averaging 14.3 points and 11.7 rebounds in the past three games.
Brownlee also recorded his second-straight double-double with a 10-point, 13 rebound effort. Brownlee has scored in double figures in the past three games and is averaging 11.3 points per game in that stretch.
Sean Evans grabbed 10 rebounds (six offensive) for his second double-figure rebounding effort of the year. Evans is averaging 7.0 rebounds per game, including 3.6 offensive boards per contest.
After netting a team-high 11 points in the first half, Dwight Hardy finished with a career-high 17 points. Hardy was 3-for-6 from long range and tied a career-high with four rebounds.

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