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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 63, St. Francis (NY) 48
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Bernard Clinton, # Earl Watson
Attendance: 3922

D’Angelo Harrison scored 21 points and St. John’s snapped a two-game losing streak with a 63-48 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Tuesday.

Harrison has reached double figures in each of the first five games of his college career and emerged as the go-to scoring threat for a team loaded with freshmen.

That inexperience haunted St. John’s (4-2) in back-to-back losses to ranked opponents at Madison Square Garden last week, but winless St. Francis (0-4) provided the perfect opportunity to regain some offensive momentum.

Nurideen Lindsey, who missed two potential game-winning free throws in their last game, looked more comfortable at the point and helped the Johnnies bolt out to an early 14-3 lead.

Moe Harkless scored 18 points and Harrison hit 4-of-5 from 3-point range.

That proved to be more than enough against the Terriers, who saw leading scorer Travis Nichols score a season-low nine points on 4-for-16 shooting and miss all eight of his 3-point attempts.

The young St. John’s backcourt, which had been part of a defense giving up 76 points per contest, used traps and aggressive on-ball defenders to limit Nichols’ open looks.

That same strategy will be useful in the Johnnies’ upcoming games, including a Dec. 1 clash at No. 2 Kentucky.
Top Game Performances
 
St. Francis (NY)   St. John's
Stefan Perunicic 13 Scoring D'Angelo Harrison 21
Dre Calloway 4 Assists Nurideen Lindsey 4
Jalen Cannon 7 Rebounds God'sgift Achiuwa 7
Dre Calloway 3 Free Throws Made D'Angelo Harrison 5
Stefan Perunicic 3 Steals Maurice Harkless 3
Matt Milk 2 Blocks Sir'Dominic Pointer 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. Francis (NY) 48 35.8 5-23 5-14 11 27 4 6 15
St. John's 63 52.2 6-10 9-19 11 34 4 10 16