Postgame Notes: St. John's 79 - DePaul 74 (OT) - St. John's University Athletics

Postgame Notes: St. John's 79 - DePaul 74 (OT)

1/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Jan. 31, 2013

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- Team Notes

St. John's has won five-straight BIG EAST games, its longest conference winning streak since notching six-straight victories in 2010-11.
St. John's had five players in double-figures for the first time since Feb. 14, 2012 against Seton Hall.
St. John's improved to 1-1 in overtime games this season and 5-2 in games decided by five points or less.
The Red Storm committed a season-low five turnovers, the eighth game this season with less than 10 miscues. St. John's is 7-1 when totaling fewer than 10 turnovers.
St. John's shot 50.0 percent (6-of-12) from long range and is shooting at a 43.5 percent clip (10-of-23) from distance in the past two games.
The Red Storm shot just 39.4 percent (28-of-71) from the floor, the only sub-40.0 percent shooting performance during the five-game winning streak.

Individual Notes

Sir'Dominic Pointer finished with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to record his second-career double-double and second this season, both against DePaul. Pointer had 14 points and 11 rebounds against the Blue Demons on Jan. 19, 2013. The sophomore is averaging 11.0 points and a team-best 8.5 rebounds in the past four games.
D'Angelo Harrison finished with a team-high 17 points, his 19th double-figure effort this season. Harrison finished 3-of-6 from long range, his third-consecutive game with three 3s.
JaKarr Sampson scored 13 points to reach double-figures for the eighth-straight game. Sampson also added eight rebounds and is averaging 6.3 rebounds in the past four games.
Phil Greene IV finished in double-figures for the second-straight game and 10th time this season with a 13-point effort.
Jamal Branch made his fifth-straight start and scored 11 points for his fourth double-figure scoring game of the season.
Chris Obekpa registered five blocks, his 10th game of the season with at least five swats.
Marc-Antoine Bourgault was 1-of-1 from long range and finished with three points, his first points since Dec. 21 against UNC Asheville.
Christian Jones had two points in three minutes of action and has scored in three of his last four appearances.