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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 56, Fordham 50
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2011
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Evon Burroughs, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 7226

D’Angelo Harrison scored 15 points and Moe Harkless added 13 as St. John's snapped a three-game losing streak with a 56-50 win over Fordham in the MSG Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden.

St. John's (5-5), which avenged a loss to Fordham last season, built its largest lead at 42-26 after Phil Greene capped an 18-0 run with a field goal. Fordham (4-6) fought back to get within three points on a dunk by Kervin Bristol with 2:01 left in the game, but the Rams missed three 3-pointers in the final minute.

Sophomore guard Branden Frazier was hot early for Fordham, hitting three 3-pointers, part of 11 early points, to give the Rams their biggest lead of the day at 16-11. Chris Gaston’s bucket with 3:06 to play in the half put Fordham up 26-24, but it was all St. John's in the final three minutes. Harrison, one of seven freshman for the Red Storm, scored 12 points in the opening half, helping St. John's take a 35-26 lead at half.

Frazier led Fordham with 17 points, though just four came in second half.
Top Game Performances
 
Fordham   St. John's
Branden Frazier 17 Scoring D'Angelo Harrison 15
Devon McMillan 4 Assists Phil Greene 4
Chris Gaston 14 Rebounds Maurice Harkless 16
Chris Gaston 3 Free Throws Made Sir'Dominic Pointer 4
Chris Gaston 2 Steals D'Angelo Harrison 3
Kervin Bristol 3 Blocks God's Gift Achiuwa 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fordham 50 29.7 8-29 4-7 12 31 7 9
St. John's 56 35.5 3-14 9-14 10 45 7 8