St. John’s Earns Road Victory at Georgetown, 79-70, on Wednesday

Wednesday, February 22

Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena)

9 p.m.

St. John's University

17-12,7-11Big East

Georgetown

7-22,2-16Big East

St. John's (NY)

Georgetown

St. John’s Earns Road Victory at Georgetown, 79-70, on Wednesday

2/23/2023 12:38:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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The Red Storm picks up its third win in the last four contests

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The St. John's men's basketball team earned its third win in the last four games, defeating Georgetown, 79-70, on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.

The Red Storm scored 54 points in the paint led by Joel Soriano's 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting to complete the regular season sweep of the Georgetown. St. John's (17-12, 7-11 BIG EAST) scored 26 points off the Hoyas' 20 turnovers, which marked the most forced turnovers by the Johnnies since causing 21 mishaps on Jan. 15 in a road win at then-No. 6/7 UConn.

After earning his third BIG EAST Freshman of the Week award on Monday, AJ Storr delivered his ninth double figure scoring effort in the last 12 games, finishing with 15 points. David Jones registered his second double-double in the last three contests with 14 points, shooting 7-for-13 from the field, to go with a game-high 12 rebounds. Posh Alexander and Andre Curbelo chipped in 11 points apiece, while the backcourt duo combined for nine steals and six assists.

The Red Storm shot 60.0 percent (30-50 FG) from inside the arc and registered 29 fastbreak points on Wednesday.

St. John's jumped out to a double-digit advantage just over seven minutes into the contest. The Johnnies hit 12 of their first 16 field goal attempts from inside the arc to build a 24-10 advantage. Storr got going over a two-and-a-half-minute stretch, posting 10 of the team's 12 points to help open the 14-point Johnnies' lead at the 11:58 mark.

The Red Storm's advantage grew as large as 15 points before Georgetown (7-22, 2-16 BIG EAST) answered with nine-straight to pull within 38-32 on Bryson Mozone's put back at 1:29. St. John's carried an eight-point lead into the break with Soriano and Storr each posting 10 points in the opening frame.

After seeing Georgetown slash its deficit in half in the first three minutes of the second stanza, Alexander scored four of the Red Storm's next seven points to bump its lead back to double digits, 49-38, with 15:50 remaining.

The Hoyas made a strong push midway through the second half using an 11-2 run to tie the game at 63 with 7:58 to play. Georgetown hit three 3-pointers with a pair coming from Jay Heath followed by a layup through traffic by Brandon Murray pull even with St. John's.

Murray led all scorers with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor and sank three 3-pointers. Heath finished with 16 points, shooting 6-for-10 from the field, including four triples, and seven assists.

The game remained a one-possession contest until the 4:40 mark when Curbelo sank a jumper to give the Red Storm a four-point edge, 72-68. The Johnnies hit 5-of-6 free-throw attempts in the final 36 seconds to seal the victory.

St. John's returns to action on Saturday for Senior Day at Madison Square Garden. The Johnnies host No. 18/23 UConn on CBS at 12 p.m.