Advertising

Advertising

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 74, Fordham 53
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: # Tony Chiazza, # Pat Driscoll, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance: 8074

St. John's 74, Fordham 53: Rysheed Jordan matched his career high with 24 points as the Red Storm blew past the Rams in the MSG Holiday Festival.

D'Angelo Harrison added 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting for St. John's (8-1), which has won four straight games. Jamal Branch dished out a game-high five assists while Phil Greene IV grabbed five rebounds for the Red Storm, who shot 50 percent from the field.

Eric Paschall collected 14 points and five rebounds for Fordham (3-5), which was limited to 5-of-20 shooting from 3-point range. Christian Sengfelder and Mandell Thomas tallied 11 points apiece for the Rams, who could not overcome 19 turnovers.

St. John's trailed by six before Jordan came off the bench to score eight points during an 11-0 run to put the Red Storm in front 24-19. Harrison sparked a 9-0 spurt to close out the first half to give St. John's a 39-28 advantage at intermission.

Harrison nailed a 3-pointer as part of a 15-0 run as St. John's pulled ahead 59-33 with under 12 minutes left in the second half. The Red Storm coasted the rest of the way to earn their fourth consecutive win over Fordham.

GAME NOTEBOOK: St. John's F Chris Obekpa scored six points before being ejected for picking up his second technical foul with 3:48 left in the first half. … Jordan and Harrison shot a combined 17-of-24 from the floor. … St. John's has beaten Fordham by an average margin of 33.5 points in the last two meetings.
Top Game Performances
 
Fordham   St. John's
Eric Paschall 14 Scoring Rysheed Jordan 24
Mandell Thomas 5 Assists Jamal Branch 7
Eric Paschall 8 Rebounds Christian Jones 6
Bryan Smith 4 Free Throws Made D'Angelo Harrison 4
Mandell Thomas 7 Steals Rysheed Jordan 4
Manny Suarez 2 Blocks D'Angelo Harrison 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fordham 53 38.8 5-22 10-17 11 27 4 8 20
St. John's 74 48.2 6-19 14-20 10 28 1 10 8