Postgame Notes: Pitt 73 - St. John's 59 - St. John's University Athletics

March 6, 2012

Team Notes

St. John's is now 25-26 in 29 all-time appearances in the BIG EAST Tournament, including a 1-2 mark in the Steve Lavin Era.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak in first round games for St. John's, which is now 5-7 all-time on day one of the Tournament.
The Red Storm was held to just 33.3 percent (22-of-66) from the floor, its fifth-lowest percentage of the season. St. John's was also limited to just 2-of-11 from beyond the arc, its fewest 3s made since also making two at USF on Jan. 18.
St. John's shot 81.3 percent (13-of-16) from the charity stripe, the eighth time this season that the squad shot at least 80.0 percent from the line.
The Red Storm finished just -1 (40-39) on the boards against a Pitt squad that entered the game ranked fifth in the nation with a +7.9 rebound margin.
St. John's finished with 12 turnovers compared to 13 for Pitt marking the 19th time on the year that the Red Storm had fewer miscues than its opponent.

Individual Notes

Moe Harkless finished with a game-high 25 points, the most points scored by a St. John's player in a BIG EAST Tournament game since Marcus Hatten scored 25 against Notre Dame in the 2002 quarterfinals. The 25-point performance marked the seventh-career 20+ point contest for the freshman. Harkless also finished with nine rebounds, his 15th game this season with at least nine boards.
D'Angelo Harrison finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds to notch his first-career double-double and become the fourth different player to record a double-double for the Red Storm this season. The 10-point performance gave Harrison his team-leading 28th-career double-figure game. The guard was held without a 3-pointer (0-for-6) for the first time since Jan. 18 at USF and for just the fourth time in 32 games this year.
God'sgift Achiuwa grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, his second-career game with double-digit boards and most since pulling down 10 rebounds on Dec. 1 at Kentucky. A career-high eight of his boards came on the offensive end.

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