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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 79, Florida Gulf Coast 68
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2012
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Doug Shows, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 4003


St. John's 79, Florida Gulf Coast 68:
D'Angelo Harrison had 20 points and Sir'Dominic Pointer added a career-high 15 off the bench as the Red Storm rallied past the visiting Eagles.

Pointer went 6-of-8 from the floor and had a career-high six assists, eight rebounds, two steals and three blocked shots.

Bernard Thompson led the Eagles (4-3) with 20 points and Sherwood Brown added 15.

Chase Fieler gave the Eagles a 45-44 lead with a 3-pointer with 14:48 left but Harrison had 10 points during a 18-5 run that gave the Red Storm (4-2) the lead for good.

St. John's trailed by as many as 13 in the first half before tying the game at 32 with a 10-3 run over the last 3:52 of the first half. Pointer had two baskets during the run and an assist on JaKarr Sampson's layup with eight seconds left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Freshman Chris Obekpa blocked four shots and has 27 of the Red Storm's 50 blocks. ... The Eagles fell to 1-3 all-time against the Big East Conference ... FGCU's Eric McKnight entered the game with 13 blocks, but had one Saturday.

Top Game Performances
 
Florida Gulf Coast   St. John's
Bernard Thompson 20 Scoring D'Angelo Harrison 20
Brett Comer 4 Assists Sir'Dominic Pointer 6
Chase Fieler 7 Rebounds Sir'Dominic Pointer 8
Eric McKnight 2 Free Throws Made D'Angelo Harrison 4
Sherwood Brown 3 Steals Sir'Dominic Pointer 2
Eric McKnight 1 Blocks Chris Obekpa 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida Gulf Coast 68 44.3 6-21 8-11 13 31 2 8 17
St. John's 79 55.0 3-10 10-16 17 31 9 7 15