Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

[R1zzo23]

St. Johns 59, Connecticut 83
1 2 T Final SJU (10-4) 26 33 59 #14 CONN (11-3) 41 42 83	8:00 PM January 8, 2009 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT

The Price is wrong for Red Storm; #14 UConn just too much for St. John's. Price
goes for 29 against the youthful backcourt of Booth and Roberts. Zero low-post
game established by SJU. Season looking bleak in Big East play.

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 25 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 5 2 Q. Roberts 24 6-15 3-5 2-2 2 1 3 0 3 17 D. Kennedy 24 4-13 1-5 4-4 3 2 1 1 2 13 A. Mason, Jr. 23 4-9 1-3 2-2 6 3 1 0 1 11 J. Burrell 23 0-2 0-0 0-2 8 1 0 0 0 0 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 8 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 4 P. Horne 11 2-2 1-1 2-2 1 1 0 0 1 7 S. Evans 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 2 T. Edmondson 5 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 1 0 1 3 SJU TOTALS 21-53 6-17 11-14 27 11 8 1 13 59

Connecticut Huskies Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS A. Price 22 10-13 6-7 2-2 1 4 2 0 1 29 J. Dyson 21 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 8 2 1 2 4 S. Robinson 19 4-6 2-3 2-3 5 3 1 0 3 13 J. Adrien 19 3-11 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 1 0 7 H. Thabeet 11 4-7 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 2 0 8 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Walker 10 2-4 0-0 101 3 3 2 0 1 7 C. Austrie 10 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 5 A. Majok 13 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 1 0 4 D. Beverly 6 0-2 0-2 2-3 0 1 0 0 0 2 S. Haralson 1 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 J. Mandeldove 9 0-0 0-0 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 2 G. Edwards 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 CONN TOTALS 31-58 10-14 11-14 27 23 12 5 8 83

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[ty5oke]

Looks like the big east is no joke. Price 6-7 from deep, wow. Uconn 10-14 from deep as a team.

[R1zzo23]

Quote: Originally Posted by ty5oke

Looks like the big east is no joke. Price 6-7 from deep, wow. Uconn 10-14 from deep as a team.

Three-point shooting was a crucial key to the game, as well as the lack of inside scoring for my team. Also, turnovers weren't helping at all either. I got Thabeet in foul trouble about 6 minutes into the game, but they came back in with Mandeldove who was much bigger than my guys too, so it was pretty hopeless down there.

DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall... Those are my targets that I MUST win to keep respectability.

[R1zzo23]

DePaul 65, St. Johns 68
1 2 T Final DEP (3-13) 30 35 65 SJU (11-4) 35 33 68	8:00 PM January 12, 2009 Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY

St. John's gets first win by clinging on for life against DePaul. Almost blew a 9-point
lead with under two minutes to go. Quincy Roberts knocked down one free throw to
make it a 3-point game with six seconds remaining. DePaul got off a good looking
three, but it clanked off the back of the iron and the Red Storm survived.
DJ Kennedy continues to be the go-to-guy, scoring 30 points.

DePaul Blue Demons Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Kelly 17 1-4 0-2 2-2 0 7 0 0 0 4 J. Currie 24 3-8 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 0 1 6 D. Tucker 22 10-20 3-10 3-5 8 2 0 0 1 26 M. Koshwal 24 2-5 0-0 1-1 5 1 0 1 1 5 K. Obi 21 5-9 0-0 1-1 5 3 1 2 0 11 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Walker 12 2-6 0-3 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 M. Poscic 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 7 2 1 0 1 2 M. Stula 6 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 5 D. Hill 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 M. Bizoukas 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 0 DEP TOTALS 27-60 4-17 7-10 29 20 4 3 5 65

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 24 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 4 1 0 0 2 Q. Roberts 23 5-10 2-4 4-6 3 1 0 0 2 16 D. Kennedy 25 11-20 4-12 4-4 3 1 0 0 0 30 A. Mason, Jr. 13 1-6 0-1 0-0 4 1 1 0 0 2 J. Burrell 23 2-4 0-0 0-0 8 2 1 3 1 4 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 1 0 4 P. Horne 11 2-6 2-6 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 6 S. Evans 12 1-1 0-0 2-2 6 0 0 0 1 4 T. Edmondson 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SJU TOTALS 25-57 8-25 10-12 30 11 5 4 4 68

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[ty5oke]

Had to get that one over Depaul. Way to hold on, and Kennedy was huge.

[R1zzo23]

Quote: Originally Posted by ty5oke

Had to get that one over Depaul. Way to hold on, and Kennedy was huge.

No kidding. If it wasn't for Kennedy, I'm not sure where my offense would have come from. Anthony Mason, Jr. has been in foul trouble the past 4 or 5 games. Justin Burrell beat up on the out of conference teams, but in the Big East, he's just way too over-matched. I desperately need to sign Domercant to put some size out there, especially for Big East play.

[R1zzo23]

Media Poll Top-25 - January 12, 2009

Rank	Team Name	Record
1	UNC	(16-1)
2	UCLA	(15-1)
3	Memphis	(12-3)
4	Texas	(13-2)
5	Louisville	(12-4)
6	Duke	(10-3)
7	Michigan St.	(12-3)
8	Georgetown	(13-2)
9	Villanova	(11-2)
10	Marquette	(11-4)
11	Connecticut	(11-4)
12	Gonzaga	(14-3)
13	Stanford	(14-2)
14	Florida	(12-4)
15	Arizona	(11-4)
16	Pittsburgh	(10-6)
17	Washington	(12-4)
18	Akron	(12-2)
19	W. Virginia	(11-4)
20	Syracuse	(10-5)
21	Alabama	(13-4)
22	Ohio State	(10-5)
23	Florida State	(12-5)
24	USC	(10-4)
25	Maryland	(11-5)

[R1zzo23]

St. Johns 71, West Virginia 81
1 2 T Final SJU (11-5) 28 43 71 #19 WVU (12-4) 42 39 81	7:15 PM January 17, 2009 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV

Too much firepower from Huggins' squad for SJU to hang with, fall to 1-4 in the Big
East. WVU's press forced plenty of turnovers. Kennedy held scoreless in first half.
Red Storm looked to establish Burrell in paint, but foul trouble (eventually fouled out) killed that gameplan.

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 25 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Q. Roberts 24 4-9 0-3 6-6 2 3 0 2 2 14 D. Kennedy 21 5-10 2-5 3-4 5 1 0 1 2 15 A. Mason, Jr. 21 6-11 2-2 0-0 3 1 0 1 2 14 J. Burrell 13 5-7 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 1 0 10 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 17 2-7 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 1 1 6 P. Horne 10 3-4 1-1 1-1 4 1 0 0 1 8 S. Evans 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 D. Coker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Edmondson 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 SJU TOTALS 27-54 5-12 12-13 27 10 1 6 12 71

West Virginia Mountaineers Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Mazzulla 26 1-7 0-0 4-4 1 5 0 0 2 6 A. Ruoff 24 6-15 3-6 2-3 2 3 0 0 0 17 D. Butler 21 10-19 3-5 2-3 4 3 1 0 0 25 D. Ebanks 23 3-6 0-0 3-4 11 2 2 0 0 9 W. Smith 25 5-12 0-2 2-4 7 5 1 1 0 12 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Jones 8 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 0 0 0 W. Thomas 10 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D. Groby 5 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 1 1 0 3 J. Flowers 7 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 4 WVU TOTALS 30-66 7-15 14-23 29 20 8 3 2 81

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