1 | 2 | T | |
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SJU | 26 | 46 | 72 |
USF | 26 | 32 | 58 |
St. John's 72, South Florida 58
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Burrell scored 22 points and St. John's rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to rebound from its worst-ever Big East loss with a 72-58 victory over South Florida on Saturday night.
Three days after losing at home to Georgetown by 32, the Red Storm (8-12, 2-7) shrugged off another slow start to win for the first time in nearly a month despite playing the second half without leading scorer Anthony Mason, Jr.
Mason's only basket finished a 17-1 run that erased USF's big lead. The 6-foot-7 junior limped off the floor 24 seconds after re-spraining his left ankle with the score tied 26-26 in the final minute of the opening half.
Burrell made up for Mason's absence with 12 in the second half, when St. John's broke the game open with an 11-1 spurt keyed by D.J. Kennedy, who scored all 13 of his points in the last 8 minutes of the game.
USF (10-13, 1-8) went without a field goal for the final 8:43 of the first half, then only made 9 of 26 shots after halftime.
Dominique Jones led the Bulls, who have lost eight straight -- all in the Big East, with 22 points. Mobolaji Ajayi scored 12 and Kentrell Gransberry added 10.
Larry Wright scored 17 on 7-of-8 shooting for the Red Storm. Malik Boothe finished with 11 points and 10 assists.
St. John's shot a season-worst 21.3 percent in its 74-42 loss to Georgetown. The Red Storm went without a field goal for the first 15:27 of that game and looked like they might be headed for another disappointing night when USF raced to a 25-9 lead.
Wrght's 3-pointer began a surge to close the half, and the Red Storm pulled even when Mason drove the right side for a layup. St. John's leading scorer was 1-for-5 and had 4 rebounds in 15 minutes.
The Red Storm won for the first time since beating Cincinnati on Jan. 5.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Clark
- Jim Haney
- Mike Roberts
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 18-2 | - | 37-3 |
Marquette | 14-6 | 4 | 27-10 |
Creighton | 14-6 | 4 | 25-10 |
Seton Hall | 13-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
St. John's | 11-9 | 7 | 20-13 |
Providence | 10-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
Villanova | 10-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
Butler | 9-11 | 9 | 18-15 |
Xavier | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
Georgetown | 2-18 | 16 | 9-23 |
DePaul | 0-20 | 18 | 3-29 |
2023-24 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-8 |
Florida Atlantic | 14-4 | 2 | 25-9 |
Charlotte | 13-5 | 3 | 19-12 |
UAB | 12-6 | 4 | 23-12 |
Memphis | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
SMU | 11-7 | 5 | 20-13 |
North Texas | 10-8 | 6 | 19-15 |
Tulsa | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
East Carolina | 7-11 | 9 | 15-18 |
Tulane | 5-13 | 11 | 14-17 |
Temple | 5-13 | 11 | 16-20 |
Wichita State | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
UTSA | 5-13 | 11 | 11-21 |
Rice | 5-13 | 11 | 11-21 |