St. John's Red Storm vs Seton Hall Pirates Match Player Stats On Dec 31, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 31, 2017

NEWARK, N.J. -- Khadeen Carrington scored 24 points to lead No. 23 Seton Hall to a 75-70 win over St. John's on Sunday at the Prudential Center.

Desi Rodriguez added 23 points and nine rebounds, and Angel Delgado recorded the 61st double-double of his career with 12 points and 12 rebounds for Seton Hall (13-2, 2-0 Big East). He also had six assists.

St. John's (10-4, 0-2) was without its leading scorer, Shamorie Ponds, who was out with an injured knee he suffered against Providence on Thursday. Ponds is among the top scorers in the Big East, averaging 20.1 points per game.

The Red Storm were led by Tariq Owens' 19 points and career-high 14 rebounds. Marvin Clark added 18 points and Bashir Ahmed scored 16 points.

Carrington's two free throws with 1:24 to play moved Seton Hall's lead to 72-65.

After the Red Storm pulled to within 63-62, the Pirates reeled off five straight points for a 67-62 lead with 3:38 to go.

St, John's put together a 15-2 blitz to get within 60-58 at the 7:07 mark with Clark igniting it with three 3-pointers.

A quick eight-point burst over 1:08 brought the Red Storm to within 45-43 early in the second half, but the Pirates responded with an 13-0 run to move their lead to 58-43.

Seton Hall relied on blistering perimeter shooting in the first half, making 10 of 18 (55.6 percent) from beyond the 3-point line for a 43-33 cushion at the break. Myles Powell was 3 of 3 and Carrington was 4 of 7 from beyond the arc.

The Pirates took their biggest lead, 36-29, of the half thanks to five straight points from Rodriguez.

Carrington deposited two straight 3-pointers for a 31-26 Seton Hall lead with 6:05 left in the half.

Three straight 3-pointers, two from Powell and one from Rodriguez, tied it at 14-14 for the Pirates with 11:25 left in the half. They took the lead on a Rodriguez jumper, capping an 11-0 run.

St. John's grabbed an early 14-5 lead, with Owens scoring nine of those points. Seton Hall went 4:08 without a basket, committing five turnovers, three by Delgado, who was double-teamed.

NOTES: St. John's is ranked first in the Big East in scoring defense, field-goal percentage defense, blocked shots and steals. ... Seton Hall C Angel Delgado is second in the Big East rebounding and fourth in the nation in offensive rebounds ... This was the 98th meeting between the two schools.