Postgame Notes: St. John's 60 - Marquette 57 - St. John's University Athletics

Jan. 21, 2015

Team Notes

The Red Storm's 13 blocked shots were its most since a 14-block performance against LIU Brooklyn (Nov. 19, 2014).
St. John's held Marquette to 31.7 percent (19-of-60) on the floor, their lowest mark since a 28.9-percent (13-of-45) effort vs. Wisconsin (Dec. 6, 2014). Marquette entered today shooting 46.0 percent from the field.
The Red Storm forced 15 turnovers and has forced 10 or more turnovers in each of its last four games.
St. John's tallied 16 assists, the most since a 17-assist effort vs. Tulane (Dec. 28, 2014).

Individual Notes

Sir'Dominic Pointer finished with 15 points and matched a career-high 12 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season and eighth of his career. Pointer is averaging 12.2 points over the last five games. Pointer also tied a career-high with six blocks and added six assists.
Chris Obekpa finished with 10 rebounds, his fifth double-digit board performance of the season and 12th of his career. Obekpa also added six points and five blocks.
Rysheed Jordan scored 15 points to match a team-high. Jordan is averaging 12.3 points over his last six games.
D'Angelo Harrison scored 11 points and has reached double-figure scoring in all but one game this season. Harrison also blocked two shots, tying his previous season-high vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 10, 2014).
Phil Greene IV finished with 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting and has scored in double-figures in seven of his last eight contests.
Jamal Branch had four assists and no turnovers in 13 minutes. Branch has committed just 17 turnovers in 415 minutes this season, only one every 24.4 minutes on the floor.

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