Postgame Notes: St. John's 70, Minnesota 61

Nov. 26, 2014

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Team Notes

The Red Storm tallied 16 steals vs. Minnesota, the most since at least the 2005-06 season. St. John's had 15 steals twice in that span: Dec. 1, 2010 vs. Wagner and Feb. 2, 2005 vs. Providence.
All five St. John's starters finished with at least eight points and five rebounds for the second time this season (Franklin Pierce; Nov. 17, 2014).
St. John's forced a season-high 20 turnovers and scored a season-high 24 points off turnovers. The 20 turnovers forced marked the most by St. John's since Dec. 18, 2013 against San Francisco (21).
All five St. John's starters played at least 32 minutes, marking the first time in 2014-15 that St. John's has had its five starters play at least 30 minutes in a game.
The Red Storm's 51 rebounds set a new season-high and were its most since a 51-rebound performance vs. Butler (Feb. 18, 2014). St. John's had three players with at least nine rebounds for the first time this season.
St. John's won despite a season-low 59.5 percent effort from the free throw line (22-of-37). The last time St. John's overcame a free throw percentage that low en route to a victory was on March 8, 2014 at Marquette (16-of-30, 53.3 percent).
St. John's held Minnesota to a season-low 39.5 percent from the floor. The Golden Gophers entered the game shooting 45.8 percent from the field this season.
Tonight marks the second time this season that the Red Storm overcame a halftime deficit. St. John's also trailed on Nov. 17, 2014 against Franklin Pierce.

Individual Notes

D'Angelo Harrison set a new career-high with six steals, surpassing his previous career-high of five steals vs. Fordham (Dec. 8, 2012).
Harrison also had a game-high 19 points and has reached double-figures in all four games this season. Harrison has finished in double-figures in 83-of-96 career games played (86.5 percent).
Rysheed Jordan finished with 18 points and has at least 15 points in all four games this season. Jordan has reached double-figures in eight-straight games, including six-straight games with at least 15 points, dating back to a 13-point performance against Villanova (Feb. 22, 2014).
Sir'Dominic Pointer pulled down 11 rebounds, his most rebounds in a game since March 5, 2013 at Notre Dame. Pointer now has seven double-figure rebounding performances in his career.
Chris Obekpa finished with 10 points to reach double-figures for the second time this season and sixth time in his career.

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