St. John's University's basketball team, led by RJ Luis, focused on key areas ahead of the Big East conference play. They faced Holy Cross and Vermont in their non-conference schedule. The game against Holy Cross saw St. John's dominating with a significant lead, recording 91 points in 68 possessions and holding Holy Cross to 45 points. The team's performance included a 58-18 advantage in the paint, a 48-23 lead on the boards, and a 21-4 edge on the offensive glass. RJ Luis made a notable contribution, scoring eight points in nine minutes. The game resulted in a 91-45 victory for St. John's, setting the stage for their upcoming match against West Virginia.
St. John’s belts Holy Cross to begin lighter schedule stretch in style https://t.co/06F0UNt60h https://t.co/3Q6wDI4opD
St. John’s recorded 1.34 points per possession tonight (91 points in 68 trips down the floor), and held Holy Cross to 0.67 (45/67). Some other commanding margins: 58-18 in the paint 48-23 on the boards 21-4 on the offensive glass No matter how you slice it: Dominant. #sjubb
Joel Soriano helps St. John's trounce Holy Cross https://t.co/BCBVJKOmlm https://t.co/t7YxnPeU2l
That’ll wrap it up from Carnesecca, where St. John’s doubled up Holy Cross, and one. Now 4-2 following a 91-45 pasting of the Crusaders, a trip to Morgantown is next for the Red Storm, who faces a West Virginia team Friday night that lost to Monmouth two weeks ago. #sjubb
St. John’s has recorded 13 steals tonight, and turned 17 Holy Cross turnovers into 23 points. The more lopsided stat? How about a 50-14 margin in the paint? All Johnnies at the U8, 71-37 the exact count with another 7:46 left to play. #sjubb
Exactly 12 minutes (!!!) remaining: St. John’s 61, Holy Cross 32 #sjubb
The line on RJ Luis: Eight points in nine minutes, and a plus-8 for those of you who enjoy the analytics. St. John’s is up 25 at the U16, 57-32, with 14:50 on the clock. #sjubb
Nothing much to say other than one side is overpowering the other. Soriano has an effortless dozen, but there hasn’t been a standout individual, it’s been a team effort thus far in Queens. Through 20: St. John’s 44, Holy Cross 28. #sjubb
St. John’s has outscored Holy Cross by a 31-10 margin since going down eight earlier in the first half. This game isn’t completely out of reach now, but it’s getting there. With 2:37 left before halftime: Red Storm 39, Crusaders 26. #sjubb
St. John’s has flipped the script, getting in transition to fuel a 16-4 run that just triggered a Paulsen timeout. The Red Storm has already forced seven turnovers on Holy Cross, taking a 24-20 advantage as a result with 7:41 on the clock in the first half. #sjubb
St. John’s has picked up five straight to draw within three of a Holy Cross team that has made seven of its first ten shots tonight, and is playing crisp basketball on top of that. With 10:54 remaining in the opening stanza, the Crusaders hold an 18-15 lead on the Red Storm.
RJ Luis just scored his first St. John’s points moments ago and @CurryHicksSage wasn’t here to see it. Joe Nugent has six of eight for Holy Cross, who has drawn level with the Red Storm through the first 5:02. Very strong turnout for the Saturday after Thanksgiving. #sjubb
Off and running from the corner of Union and Utopia. St. John’s, to use @sportsmatters parlance, squeezed the orange but turned it over shortly thereafter. Holy Cross’ script black jerseys are a thing of beauty, its turnover moments ago, not so much. Away we go. #sjubb #PLMBB https://t.co/SdPlliXgI1
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