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Sunday / October 13.
  • Harrison Breaks Johnnies’ Freshman Scoring Record

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    D’Angelo Harrison broke the St. John’s freshman scoring record and notched his 12th-career 20-point performance with a game-high 21 points as the Johnnies lost at Pittsburgh, 89-69.

    Entering the night needing just six points to match the freshman record of 500 points set in 1998-99 by Erick Barkley, Harrison tied the mark with a 3-pointer at the 7:55 mark before breaking it with a layup at 7:07.

    Phil Greene scored a career-high 18 points and added seven assists to help pace St. John’s (13-17, 6-11), while God’sgift Achiuwa finished with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting.

    “It’s a tremendous accomplishment to set a new freshman scoring record, but I’d rather get a win for our team every night,” Harrison said. “Any guy on our team is capable of getting a record like that. We’re young, but we know our job is far from over and our journey is just beginning, so I hope this leads to more wins for St. John’s and a sophomore scoring record next year.”

    St. John’s closes the season Saturday at Rutgers before opening play Tuesday in the Big East Tournament. As of today, St. John’s is the No. 11 seed and would play No. 14 Villanova.

    (Red Storm Athletics contributed)

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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