National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 66, LIU Brooklyn 53
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Queens, New York
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Anthony Franklin, # Gary Prager
Attendance: 3733

St. John's 66, LIU Brooklyn 53: Sir'Dominic Pointer scored a career-high 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked six shots as the host Red Storm improved to 3-0.

Rysheed Jordan scored 15 points and D'Angelo Harrison had 14 points and seven rebounds for St. John's (3-0). Chris Obekpa finished with 10 rebounds and eight blocks for the Red Storm, who next face Minnesota on Monday in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.

Landon Atterberry had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead LIU Brooklyn (0-1). Gerrell Martin finished with 14 points and six rebounds and Nura Zanna added 10 points for the Blackbirds, who shot 29.6 percent from the floor.

LIU Brooklyn, coming off a 9-20 season and starting three freshmen, led 17-12 midway through the first half after a 3-pointer by Martin. But St. John's, behind 10 first-half points including a trio of dunks by Pointer, went on a 24-9 run after that to lead 32-26 at halftime.

The Blackbirds opened the second half with a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Martin to take a 33-32 lead. But Pointer ignited a 9-2 St. John run with a rebound dunk on the ensuing possession and the Red Storm never trailed again.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Red Storm finished with a 14-0 edge in blocked shots. ... St. John's, which entered the contest leading the Big East with a plus-14.5 rebounding margin, was outrebounded by the Blackbirds 44-39. ... LIU Brooklyn was the last Division I school to play its season opener.
Top Game Performances
 
LIU Brooklyn   St. John's
Gerrell Martin 14 Scoring Sir'Dominic Pointer 18
Elvar Fridriksson 5 Assists D'Angelo Harrison 2
Landon Atterberry 11 Rebounds Chris Obekpa 10
Landon Atterberry 2 Free Throws Made D'Angelo Harrison 3
Landon Atterberry 1 Steals Rysheed Jordan 2
N/A Blocks Chris Obekpa 8
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
LIU Brooklyn 53 29.6 6-21 5-9 13 36 0 4 10
St. John's 66 48.1 2-11 12-17 7 37 14 6 10