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Seton Hall Uses 15 3-Pointers To Defeat St. John's, 94-64

Harkless records ninth-career double-double to pace Red Storm.


	Moe Harkless had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his ninth-career double-double.

Feb. 14, 2012

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NEWARK, N.J. - Moe Harkless notched his ninth-career double-double and all five members of "The Fresh Five" finished in double-figures for St. John's, but Seton Hall shot 62.3 percent (33-of-53) from the field and drained 15 3-pointers to grab a 94-64 win at the Prudential Center.

Harkless finished with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to lead St. John's (10-16, 4-10), while D'Angelo Harrison and Sir'Dominic Pointer added 12 points apiece. Amir Garrett and Phil Greene each chipped in with 10 points as the Red Storm had five in double-figures for the first time since Nov. 13, 2011 in a win against UMBC at Carnesecca Arena.

Jordan Theodore and Herb Pope both had double-doubles to lead six players in double-figures for Seton Hall (18-8, 7-7). Theodore finished with 16 points and 10 assists, while Pope had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Mobley and Aaron Cosby added 14 points each for the Pirates, which made 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) of their 3-pointers and had a +13 edge (39-26) on the glass.

A pair of quick 3s and a Fuquan Edwin layup extended the Seton Hall lead to 20 points, 52-32, with 16:22 in regulation. A Harkless dunk turned into a 3-point play and a Harrison layup brought St. John's to within 58-43, but two more Seton Hall 3s brought the lead back to 21, 64-43. The Pirates would go on to make their first nine 3-pointers of the half, the ninth of which stretched the lead to 75-45 with 9:26 to play. A pair of Greene treys cut the deficit to 25, 86-61, but St. John's would get no closer.

After a Harrison trey tied the game at 5-5, Seton Hall jumped out a 16-9 advantage at the 13:23 mark. A jam by Harkless and a pair of Harrison free throws helped cut the deficit to one, 16-15, but the Pirates responded with a 10-0 burst to grab a 26-15 lead with 6:41 left in the half. Seton Hall would use 3s from Theodore and Haralds Karlis to lead by as many as 15 with 1:32 remaining, but Harrison swished a long ball and Harkless added a jumper in the closing seconds to cut the deficit to 40-28 at the break.

St. John's returns home to Madison Square Garden and welcomes UCLA to "the Mecca of College Basketball" on Saturday, Feb. 18 for a 1 p.m. meeting that will air nationally on CBS.