NEW YORK (AP) - D'Angelo Harrison scored 14 of his game-high 21 points in the second half to lead St. John's to a 57-49 comeback victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday
JaKarr Sampson had a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds for the Red Storm (5-2).
Ryan Woods scored 16 points for NJIT (4-3). All three of the Highlanders' losses this season have come on the road. Terrence Smith and Chris Flores finished with 10 points apiece.
St. John's started the second half on a 19-5 run to help turn a 35-23 halftime deficit to a 42-40 lead. Harrison started the comeback with three putbacks and a 3-pointer.
Defensively, St. John's pressured the Highlanders, forcing NJIT to start their offense higher than they would normally like. The Red Storm also tied their season high in blocked shots with 12.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| New Jersey Tech (4-3) | 35 | 14 | 49 |
| St. John's (6-2) « | 23 | 34 | 57 |
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| New Jersey Tech Highlanders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Woods, F | 35 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| T. Smith, F | 34 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| S. McCarthy, C | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| P. Miller, G | 30 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| K. Howard, G | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Flores | 34 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Q. Bastian | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| O. Nweke | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Holiday | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Sydnor | 7 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 19-59 | 4-10 | 42 | 12 | 24 | 49 | |
| 32.2% | 40% | ||||||
| St. John's Red Storm | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Sampson, F | 36 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| D. Harrison, G | 35 | 7-17 | 5-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| S. Pointer, G | 30 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| P. Greene IV, G | 25 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| F. Balamou, G | 19 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Garrett | 26 | 2-7 | 0-8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| C. Obekpa | 26 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| M. Bourgault | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-60 | 11-29 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 57 | |
| 36.7% | 37.9% | ||||||
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