Postgame Notes: St. John's 62 - Davidson 57 - St. John's University Athletics

Dec. 21, 2010

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NEW YORK - TEAM NOTES

St. John's shot 73.1 percent (19-for-26) from the charity stripe. The effort marked the Red Storm's second best free throw percentage of the season and best since an 85.2 percent effort (23-for-27) in the season-opener against Saint Mary's.
The Red Storm improved to 5-0 this season when shooting more free throws than the opposition.
St. John's held Davidson, which entered the contest shooting 43.6 percent from the floor, to just 34.0 percent (16-for-47).
Despite committing a season-high 17 turnovers, St. John's forced 21 Davidson turnovers and has now committed fewer turnovers than the opposition in all nine game this year.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

D.J. Kennedy scored 17 points, including 10 in the second half, to reach double figures for the fifth time this season. Kennedy climbed to No. 25 on the all-time scoring list and now has 1,280 points in his career. The senior finished with nine rebounds for the second-straight game.
In his Madison Square Garden debut, Dwayne Polee II tallied six points, three rebounds and one steal in 14 minutes of action. The six-point output was the freshman's best performance since scoring eight points on Nov. 26 against Drake.
Dwight Hardy reached double-figures for the seventh-straight game with a 12-point effort.
Held scoreless in the first half, Paris Horne finished with six points. Horne added three rebounds, all offensive.
Justin Burrell grabbed seven rebounds, five of which came in the second half, and added five points.
Dele Coker made his second-straight start and finished with one rebound, one assist and one block in nine minutes.

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