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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 57, New Jersey Tech 49
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Gary Prager, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance: 4314
St. John's 57, NJIT 49: D'Angelo Harrison scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and the host Red Storm withstood a fierce challenge from the Highlanders.

JaKarr Sampson reached double figures for the sixth straight game and also collected his first career double-double by contributing 15 points and 17 rebounds. Chris Obekpa added eight points, including six straight during St. John's (6-2) game-ending 10-2 run.

Ryan Woods led NJIT (4-3) with 16 points. Leading scorer Chris Flores added 10 for the Highlanders, which shot 32.2 percent, committed 15 turnovers and went scoreless in the final 3:53.

The Red Storm won despite shooting 36.7 percent and a horrendous 11-of-29 from the foul line. They sputtered in the first half and entered the break behind 35-23 before rallying with seven straight points from Harrison and an 11-0 run that brought them to within 38-36 five minutes into the second half.

St. John's took the lead for good when Harrison hit a free throw with 5:20 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: St. John's tied a season high with 12 blocked shots, one short of the school record. ... NJIT fell to 0-3 against St. John's and 0-13 all-time against Big East opponents. ... Harrison has scored 67 points in his last three games.
Top Game Performances
 
New Jersey Tech   St. John's
Ryan Woods 16 Scoring D'Angelo Harrison 21
Chris Flores 6 Assists Amir Garrett 3
Terrence Smith 10 Rebounds Jakarr Sampson 17
Chris Flores 2 Free Throws Made D'Angelo Harrison 5
Chris Flores 2 Steals D'Angelo Harrison 2
Terrence Smith 4 Blocks Chris Obekpa 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Jersey Tech 49 32.2 7-19 4-10 12 39 10 5 15
St. John's 57 36.7 2-10 11-29 11 43 12 7 13