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St. John's Starts Slow, Then Roars Past Harvard
St. John's used aggressive defense and superior rebounding to dominate Harvard, outscoring them 42-28 in the paint and winning by 26 points, officials said.
- On Tuesday, St. John's Red Storm defeated Harvard 85-59 at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y., rebounding after a weekend loss and denying Harvard a resume-building chance.
- St. John's flipped the game with a 20-2 run to end the half and a 12-3 start to the second half, using a full-court press that forced turnovers and secured a halftime edge.
- Efficient shooting—31-for-62 with nine triples—backed the Red Storm, with Ejiofor, Hopkins, and Jackson each scoring 14 points.
- St. John's moved to 8-4 and now begins its final 19 Big East games starting New Year's Eve at Georgetown, while Harvard fell to 6-7 and will finish non-conference play on Sunday at Colgate.
- Rick Pitino leaned on his pressure defense and a bigger lineup to wear down Harvard's shorter starters, while his urging for Bryce Hopkins to become an alpha dog preceded Hopkins' assertive game Tuesday.
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Bryce Hopkins breaks through to lead St. John’s in rout of Harvard
This is the Bryce Hopkins St. John’s has missed. In one of his better all-around performances of the year, Hopkins had 14 points, added four assists and three rebounds in St. John’s 85-59 win over Harvard at Carnesecca Arena.
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Torch Photo / Sebastian Zelaya Through 11 games played this season, the state of St. John’s basketball is dire. After another quad-one loss to the Kentucky Wildcats made their record 7-4, the Red Storm fell out of the AP Top 25 Poll for the first time this season, putting enormous pressure on the reigning Big East Champions to avoid slipping further out of contention. But in the face of this adversity, the unranked Johnnies came out flat against…
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