NEW YORK (AP) Montez Mathis scored 16 points as Saint John's (NY) beat Temple Owls 78-72 on Monday.
Mathis added three steals for the Red Storm (5-0). Joel Soriano scored 15 points and added 12 rebounds. David Jones shot 6 for 15, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.
Jamille Reynolds led the Owls (2-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and eight rebounds. Temple also got 17 points and two steals from Khalif Battle. Zach Hicks also put up 11 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Saint John's (NY) went into halftime ahead of Temple 32-30. Soriano scored 10 points in the half. Mathis led Saint John's (NY) with 10 points in the second half as his team outscored Temple by four points over the final half.
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Saint John's (NY) plays Saturday against Niagara at home, and Temple hosts Drexel on Sunday.
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1st Half
TEMP
Owls
32
SJU
Red Storm
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Red Storm gains possession)
19:35
David Jones misses two point jump shot
19:33
Jahlil White defensive rebound
19:15
+2
Jamille Reynolds makes two point hook shot
0-2
18:59
Joel Soriano misses two point hook shot
18:57
Damian Dunn defensive rebound
18:49
Jamille Reynolds offensive foul
18:49
Jamille Reynolds turnover (offensive foul)
18:38
Hysier Miller shooting foul (Andre Curbelo draws the foul)
18:38
+1
Andre Curbelo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
18:38
+1
Andre Curbelo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
18:36
David Jones personal foul
18:06
Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
18:04
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
17:56
David Jones misses three point jump shot
17:54
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
17:47
Joel Soriano misses two point jump shot
17:45
Damian Dunn defensive rebound
17:18
+2
Hysier Miller makes two point jump shot
2-4
17:03
Andre Curbelo misses three point jump shot
17:01
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
17:00
Joel Soriano turnover (out of bounds)
16:39
Jahlil White turnover (lost ball) (Montez Mathis steals)
16:38
Jahlil White personal foul (Montez Mathis draws the foul)
16:28
Andre Curbelo turnover (lost ball)
16:17
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)
2-7
16:07
Posh Alexander misses two point layup
16:05
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
15:57
Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
15:55
Montez Mathis defensive rebound
15:51
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point layup
4-7
15:29
Jamille Reynolds misses two point jump shot
15:27
David Jones defensive rebound
15:19
Posh Alexander misses two point layup
15:17
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
15:15
Joel Soriano misses two point layup
15:13
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
15:13
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point layup
6-7
14:45
Jamille Reynolds turnover (bad pass)
14:45
TV timeout
14:28
Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot
14:26
Khalif Battle defensive rebound
14:14
Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
14:12
Shane Dezonie offensive rebound
14:10
Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
14:08
David Jones defensive rebound
14:05
Andre Curbelo misses two point layup
14:03
Damian Dunn defensive rebound
13:55
+2
Khalif Battle makes two point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)
6-9
13:41
David Jones misses three point jump shot
13:39
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
13:35
Montez Mathis misses two point jump shot
13:33
Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
13:22
Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
13:20
David Jones defensive rebound
13:13
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (David Jones assists)
8-9
12:54
+3
Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Kur Jongkuch assists)
8-12
12:37
David Jones misses two point layup
12:35
David Jones offensive rebound
12:32
+2
David Jones makes two point layup
10-12
12:10
Joel Soriano personal foul
12:06
Hysier Miller turnover (bad pass)
11:50
Montez Mathis misses two point layup
11:48
Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
11:30
+3
Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Shane Dezonie assists)
10-15
11:07
Dylan Addae-Wusu turnover (traveling)
11:07
TV timeout
10:57
Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
10:55
Posh Alexander defensive rebound
10:46
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point layup
10:44
Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
10:37
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
10:35
Jamille Reynolds offensive rebound
10:32
Jamille Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (O'Mar Stanley steals)
10:23
David Jones misses two point layup
10:21
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
10:23
Hysier Miller personal foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
10:22
Andre Curbelo turnover (bad pass) (Khalif Battle steals)
10:08
+2
Jahlil White makes two point dunk (Khalif Battle assists)
10-17
9:52
AJ Storr offensive foul
9:52
AJ Storr turnover (offensive foul)
9:30
Nick Jourdain misses two point layup
9:28
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
9:23
Andre Curbelo misses two point layup
9:21
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
9:16
+2
Khalif Battle makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists)
10-19
9:02
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses three point jump shot
9:00
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
8:54
Red Storm 30 second timeout
8:40
Andre Curbelo misses three point jump shot
8:38
Red Storm offensive rebound
8:38
Red Storm turnover (shot clock violation)
8:15
+3
Damian Dunn makes three point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists)
10-22
8:15
+2
Andre Curbelo makes two point jump shot (Rafael Pinzon assists)
12-22
7:38
Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
7:36
Nick Jourdain offensive rebound
7:31
Nick Jourdain offensive foul
7:31
Nick Jourdain turnover (offensive foul)
7:31
+3
Jamille Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists)
12-25
7:31
TV timeout
7:05
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point layup
14-25
6:52
David Jones personal foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul)
6:50
Damian Dunn turnover (David Jones steals)
6:39
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point dunk (Andre Curbelo assists)
16-25
6:21
Nick Jourdain misses two point jump shot
6:19
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
6:12
Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot
6:10
Red Storm offensive rebound
6:07
Jahlil White personal foul
5:56
+2
David Jones makes two point layup
18-25
5:31
Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
5:29
Posh Alexander defensive rebound
5:16
Montez Mathis misses two point layup
5:14
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
5:13
Posh Alexander misses two point layup
5:11
Damian Dunn defensive rebound
5:11
Montez Mathis personal foul
5:06
Andre Curbelo misses three point jump shot
5:04
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
4:58
Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot
4:56
Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
4:58
Montez Mathis personal foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
4:40
Nick Jourdain misses two point jump shot
4:38
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
4:30
David Jones misses three point jump shot
4:28
Damian Dunn defensive rebound
4:04
Khalif Battle turnover (David Jones steals)
3:57
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup (David Jones assists)
20-25
3:57
Owls 30 second timeout
3:39
+3
Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists)
