Postgame Notes: St. John's 58 - Rutgers 56 - St. John's University Athletics

Feb. 2, 2011

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QUEENS, N.Y. - Team Notes

St. John's finished with 14 steals, one shy of the season-high set on Dec. 1 against Wagner.
St. John's forced Rutgers into a season-high 23 turnovers. The Scarlet Knights entered the contest averaging just 11.8 turnovers per game.
St. John's, which entered the game averaging 12.4 turnovers, committed just 10. The Red Storm has had 10 or fewer turnovers in eight games this year and is 6-2 in those games.
The Red Storm shot just 36.7 percent (18-for-49) from the floor, just the fifth time this season that the squad shot below 40.0 percent.
Despite Rutgers shooting 47.6 percent (20-for-42) from the floor, St. John's held the Scarlet Knights 10.9 points below their season average (66.9).

Individual Notes

Dwight Hardy led the team in scoring for a team-leading ninth time this season with a 15-point effort. The senior, who reached double-figures for the 17th time this season, is averaging 15.3 points in the past four games.
Paris Horne finished with 12 points to reach double-figures for the second-straight game and third time in the past five contests. For the third-straight game, Horne made one 3-pointer and now has 135 treys in his career. Horne also tied a career-high with a game-high four steals.
A 12-point effort for Justin Burrell included a perfect 6-for-6 night at the charity stripe. Burrell, who now has 946 career points, has gone a perfect 14-for-14 from the charity stripe in the past three games.
After netting 4-of-6 six shots to finish with nine points, Justin Brownlee is now shooting 51.7 percent (15-for-29) and averaging 12.7 points in the past three games.
Held scoreless for the first time in the past six games, Malik Boothe had a team-high three assists. Boothe has now dished out at least three assists in 12 games this season.
Malik Stith registered his first points since dropping 12 at Louisville on Jan. 19. Stith scored four points in just eight minutes of action.
Dwayne Polee II started his ninth-straight game and 15th of the year. Polee has scored in 12 of his 15 starts this season.

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