D'Angelo Harrison's 25 points help St. John's loss DePaul
D'Angelo Harrison racked up 25 and had 10 rebounds to lead St. John's to a 72-64 gain DePaul on Sunday.
Chris Obekpa pulled down 11 rebounds and obstructed 5 gos for the Red Storm (19-11, 9-8), which were without guard Rysheed Jordan, who remained the game to grieve a fatality in the family.
Both sides left to a slow start, combining to miss their very first eight shots. But after a DePaul container to start the ball rolling, the Red Hurricane went on a 16-2 run over the next 4:22, which concluded with a roaring slam dunk by God'sgift Achiuwa.
An 8-0 run to open the second fifty percent expanded the Red Hurricane's advantage to 40-21. However DePaul reacted with an 18-4 go to cut the margin to 6, and they took place to obtain as close as 3. St. John's, though, was able to bounce back and hold on for the triumph. A slam dunk by Phil Greene IV with 1:59 remaining put the Red Hurricane up by seven, and efficiently dashed DePaul's hopes.
Brandon Young had 23 points for heaven Demons (11-19, 3-14). Billy Garrett Jr. included 12.
Along with the solid performance from Harrison, St. John's got a lift from their large guys, that dominated defensively on the inside. They outrebounded the Blue Demons 44-27, and shut out 14 DePaul tries, one bashful of an institution record. Obekpa's five were specifically essential, possibly none more so than the one he had with 2:36 to go, and his team up 5.
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Heaven Demons had the ability to keep the game from leaving hand after the Red Storm's opening run, tracking by only 11 at the fifty percent. St. John's seemed well on their means then go to open the 2nd. Jamal Branch obstructed a DePaul pass around 30 feet from the basket, then took it back the various other way, and located Harrison for a simple layup on a beautiful behind-the-back pass, catalyzing the 8-0 run for the Red Hurricane.
They got the result in 20, before the Blue Demons came roaring back to within three. Eventually, though, the return try showed up merely short, and St. John's hung on for the senior day success.
