Postgame Notes: St. John's 69 - USF 54 - St. John's University Athletics

Feb. 20, 2013

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- Team Notes

The attendance of 5,602 marked the first sellout at Carnesecca Arena since a Dec. 27, 2011 victory against Providence.
The Red Storm improved to 5-1 this season when having four players finish in double-figures.
St. John's fired at a 45.3 percent clip (24-of-53), its highest shooting percentage since shooting 49.1 percent in a win against Seton Hall on Jan. 27. The Red Storm improved to 15-2 this season when shooting better than the opposition.
The Red Storm shot 75.0 percent (15-of-20) from the free throw line, its fifth-straight game shooting at least 70.0 percent. St. John's is shooting 74.1 percent (63-of-85) from the line in that stretch.
St. John's committed just eight turnovers, the 11th time this season that the Red Storm has had fewer than 10 miscues. St. John's is 9-2 this season when committing less than 10 turnovers, including a 4-1 mark in BIG EAST action.

Individual Notes

Sir'Dominic Pointer finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season, all three of which have come in BIG EAST action. Pointer also had a game-high six assists, his third game with at least six assists this season.
JaKarr Sampson reached the 20-point plateau for the sixth time this season with a game-high 20-point effort. Sampson also grabbed seven boards and is averaging 7.3 boards in the past six games.
D'Angelo Harrison scored 18 points to mark his 23rd double-figure performance of the season. Harrison was 4-of-9 from distance, his most made 3s since finishing 6-of-12 against Villanova on Jan. 2. Harrison also matched a season-high with five assists and had just one turnover.
Marc-Antoine Bourgault started for the fourth-straight game and finished with 10 points for his third double-figure scoring effort of the year. Bourgault went 2-of-5 from distance to register his fourth multi-trey game in the past five contests and seventh overall. Bourgault is shooting 42.3 percent (11-of-26) from long range in the past six games.
Phil Greene IV had five assists with zero turnovers. Greene has dished out 28 assists with just nine turnovers in 379 minutes of action spanning the past 12 games.
Chris Obekpa had eight rebounds to go with two points, two assists and two blocks. Obekpa is averaging 10.0 rebounds in the past two games.

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