Postgame Notes: Providence 79 - St. John's 74 - St. John's University Athletics

March 13, 2014

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St. John's is now 25-28 in 31 all-time BIG EAST Championship appearances.
St. John's shot 41.2 percent (28-of-68) from the floor, marking just the fourth time in the past 17 games that the squad has shot below 42.0 percent. The Red Storm went 1-3 in those four games.
The 41.2 percent shooting mark for St. John's was narrowly eclipsed by Providence, which shot 41.3 percent. The Red Storm is just 1-8 this season when shooting a lower percentage than the opposition.
St. John's shot 50.0 percent (13-of-26) from the free throw line, matching a season-low. The Red Storm also shot 50.0 percent against Georgetown (10-of-20) on Jan. 4 and against Monmouth (8-of-16) on Nov. 22.
The Red Storm committed just eight turnovers, the 13th time this season with less than 10 turnovers. St. John's had a season-low five turnovers in the last meeting against the Friars on Feb. 4.
St. John's had eight steals and has averaged 10.0 thefts in the past two games.
St. John's finished -5 (49-44) on the glass and is now 8-9 on the season when being outrebounded. The Red Storm is 12-1 when outrebounding the opponent.

Individual Notes

D'Angelo Harrison finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to record the third double-double of his career, including his second in the past three games. Two of Harrison's three-career double-doubles have come in BIG EAST Championship play as the guard registered a 12-point, 10-rebound performance against Pittsburgh on March 6, 2012 to record his first-career double-double.
Harrison scored 15 points in the second half, including 13 in the final 3:11 of regulation.
Rysheed Jordan made three 3-pointers, matching a career-high, and finished with 17 points to record double-figures for the 14th time this season.
JaKarr Sampson reached double-figures for the 25th time this season with a 15-point game. Sampson also grabbed nine rebounds, the sixth time this season that he has finished with at least nine boards.
Orlando Sanchez grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds to record his third-career double-digit rebounding game. Sanchez bested his previous career-mark of 11 boards set against Butler on Feb. 18.
Jamal Branch added nine points, his highest-scoring game since a 10-point performance on Feb. 18 against Butler.

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