Ponds, Lovett help unbeaten St. John's defeat CCSU 80-55
NEW YORK (AP) Shamorie Ponds scored 21 points and Marcus Lovett scored 15 as St. John's muscled past CCSU 80-55 on Tuesday night.
Ponds scored 10 points at the foul line, out of 11 attempts, and had nine rebounds and three steals for the Red Storm (2-0). Lovett scored all 15 points, including three 3-pointers, before halftime when St. John's shot 50-percent from the field (16-32) and built a 43-27 lead at the break.
St. John's scored 31 points off 21 CCSU turnovers and outrebounded the Blue Devils 38-29. St. John's had 26 defensive boards. Justin Simon double-doubled with 11 rebounds, seven defensive, and 12 points.
Deion Bute paced the Blue Devils (0-2) with 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Mustafa Jones added 13 points, but CCSU was 20 of 48 from the floor (42 percent) and was 9 of 14 at the foul line.
CCSU had taken an 11-9 lead early but St. John's went on a 16-6 tear to lead 27-17 and kept going.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Free Throw % |
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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CCSU 0-3 | 67.8 PPG | 38.6 RPG | 12.4 APG |
St. John's 2-0 | 73.1 PPG | 36.0 RPG | 12.8 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |