National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 96, Youngstown St. 87
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 21, 2013
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Wally Rutecki, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 4248


St. John’s 96, Youngstown State 87: D’Angelo Harrison scored a season-high 29 points and made five 3-pointers to become the Red Storm’s all-time leading long-range marksman in the victory over the visiting Penguins.

Harrison missed just one of his six 3-point attempts while raising his career count to 156. Phil Greene IV added 17 points for St. John’s (8-3) while Sir’Dominic Pointer scored a career-high 16 points and JaKarr Sampson contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Kendrick Perry scored 20 points and Ryan Weber added 16 for Youngstown State (8-6). Marcus Keene scored 14 points and DJ Cole had 12 to lead four other players in double figures.

The Penguins were within 72-66 after a 3-pointer by Keene just past the midway mark of the second half. Harrison hit a 3-pointer to give St. John’s a 12-point advantage with 8:32 remaining and Pointer’s dunk made it 90-76 with 3:57 to play.

Harrison and Pointer each scored 13 first-half points in a contest that was tied at 43 at the break. The Red Storm began pulling away with a 16-6 run that was capped by Orlando Sanchez’s three-point play to make it a 10-point margin with 13:42 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Harrison’s first 3-pointer of the game came 24 seconds into the contest and snapped the tie with he had with Willie Shaw (151 from 2000-03). … C Bobby Hain grabbed 11 rebounds as the Penguins recorded a 40-33 edge on the boards. … Red Storm G Rysheed Jordan missed the contest to be with his ill mother at a Philadelphia hospital.

Top Game Performances
 
Youngstown St.   St. John's
Kendrick Perry 20 Scoring D'Angelo Harrison 29
Kendrick Perry 4 Assists D'Angelo Harrison 4
Bobby Hain 11 Rebounds Jakarr Sampson 13
D.J. Cole 5 Free Throws Made Sir'Dominic Pointer 7
D.J. Cole 3 Steals Phil Greene IV 3
N/A Blocks God'sgift Achiuwa 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Youngstown St. 87 45.5 9-24 18-26 12 36 0 9 16
St. John's 96 50.8 8-12 28-37 14 32 8 9 13