Postgame Notes: St. John's 77, NJIT 58

Nov. 14, 2014

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Team Notes

St. John's had two players register a double-double for the first time since Dec. 1, 2011 when God'sgift Achiuwa had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Moe Harkless added 16 points and 10 rebounds against then-No. 1 Kentucky.
The Red Storm finished with five players in double-figures for the first time since Jan. 23, 2014 when the Red Storm defeated Seton Hall, 77-76.
St. John's finished with just seven turnovers in the contest. The Red Storm recorded less than 10 turnovers in 14 games last season, including a season-low of five in a win against Providence on Feb. 4, 2014.
The Red Storm shot 75.0 percent (27-of-36) from the charity stripe. St. John's went 9-5 last season when shooting at least 75.0 from the free throw line.

Individual Notes

Chris Obekpa scored a career-high 13 points and matched a career-high with 13 rebounds as part of his first-career double-double effort. Obekpa surpassed his previous career-high of 11 points, a total he had reached on two occasions. The junior previously pulled down 13 rebounds against Penn State on Nov. 29, 2013.
Sir'Dominic Pointer finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds to notch his sixth-career double-double and first since a 12-point, 11-board effort against Fordham on Dec. 7, 2013.
D'Angelo Harrison scored 10 points to move into sole possession of ninth place on the all-time St. John's scoring list with 1,611 points. The 10-point performance marked the 79th time in 93 games played that Harrison has reached double-figures.
Rysheed Jordan reached double-figures for the 15th time in his career with a game-high 18-point effort. Jordan added five assists with just one turnover.
Jamal Branch finished in double-figures for the eighth time in his career with an 11-point performance.
In his first action since the 2012-13 season, Christian Jones finished with four points, two boards and one steal in 11 minutes.
Felix Balamou went 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. The junior has now made 12-of-13 free throws (92.3 percent) in his career.
Freshmen Myles Stewart and Amar Alibegovic each made their collegiate-debuts. Stewart had one steal in 11 minutes, while Alibegovic played four minutes.

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