St. John's University Athletics
Postgame Notes: St. John's 53 Villanova 63
3/13/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 13, 2013
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Team Notes
The St. John's and Villanova matchup was the first meeting between the schools at the BIG EAST Tournament since 2000.
St. John's turned the ball over 17 times for the game after averaging only 11.3 per game during the regular season. It was the third time all season that the Red Storm turned the ball over 17 or more times. St. John's turned the ball over 16 times in the first game at Villanova on Jan 2.
The 53 points from St. John's tied the second-lowest scoring output of the season for the Red Storm with a 53-point effort in a victory over Cincinnati on Jan. 5.
St. John's seven assists tied a season low after the Red Storm dished out just seven helpers in losses against Pittsburgh on Feb. 24 and San Francisco on Dec. 4.
The Red Storm fell to 4-5 in games at Madison Square Garden during the 2012-13 season.
Individual Notes
Chris Obekpa blocked four shots against Villanova, marking the freshman's 17th game of at least four blocks during the season. The forward/center became the first St. John's player to ever block at least four shots in a BIG EAST Tournament game.
Sophomore Phil Greene IV led the team in scoring with 16 points on 7-of-19 shooting. It was the fourth time this season that the guard led the Red Storm in scoring. St. John's is 0-4 in games where Greene IV leads the team in points.
Freshman JaKarr Sampson finished with 13 points and nine rebounds in his first-career BIG EAST Tournament game. It was Sampson's 27th double-figure scoring performance of the season.
Christian Jones went a perfect 2-of-2 from the field and is 13-of-19 (68.4 percent) from the field since the start of BIG EAST play.
Freshman walk-on David Lipscomb played a career-high four minutes against Villanova. It was Lipscomb's fourth-career appearance.
