National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
DePaul 77, St. John's 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
Officials: # Carl Gaffney, # Karl Hess, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance: 6102

DePaul 77, St. John's 75: Billy Garrett Jr. led a balanced attack with 21 points as the host Blue Demons kept the Red Storm winless in Big East play.

Brandon Young scored 19 points and Cleveland Melvin had 16 points, seven rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots for DePaul (10-8, 2-3 Big East). Tommy Hamilton IV chipped in 13 points as the Blue Demons snapped an eight-game skid against the Red Storm.

D'Angelo Harrison, who was cleared of a concussion earlier in the day, led St. John's (9-7, 0-4) with 24 points. Rysheed Jordan had 16 and Orlando Sanchez 11 for the Red Storm, who made their first seven 3-pointers before missing the final seven.

Harrison had two straight baskets to give his team a 74-70 lead with just over four minutes remaining but St. John's would produce just one free throw the rest of the way. Melvin sandwiched two free throws and a layup around a basket by Garrett and the Red Storm missed four 3-pointers in the final two minutes to fall short.

St. John's hit all five of its attempts from beyond the arc in the opening half, including one by Max Hooper in the final minute to help create a 38-38 tie at the break. It remained tied five minutes into the second half before DePaul put forth a 7-0 run that included a five-point possession due to a technical foul, as well as the Red Storm's first miss from 3-point distance.

GAME NOTEBOOK: DePaul made 21-of-25 free throws, compared to 12-of-15 for St. John's. ... The Red Storm had won four straight on the road against the Blue Demons. ... F God'sgift Achiuwa had four of St. John's 10 blocks.
Top Game Performances
 
St. John's   DePaul
D'Angelo Harrison 24 Scoring Billy Garrett Jr. 21
Rysheed Jordan 4 Assists Billy Garrett Jr. 5
Rysheed Jordan 6 Rebounds Cleveland Melvin 7
Jakarr Sampson 4 Free Throws Made Billy Garrett Jr. 6
D'Angelo Harrison 2 Steals Tommy Hamilton Jr. 2
God'sgift Achiuwa 4 Blocks Cleveland Melvin 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. John's 75 47.5 7-14 12-15 11 30 10 6 13
DePaul 77 40.3 6-18 21-25 14 31 8 6 12