LJ Figueroa had 19 points and Mustapaha Heron added 17 as St. John’s held off visiting Saint Peter’s 79-69 on Tuesday night in Queens, N.Y. St. John’s turned a 14-point halftime lead into as much as a 25-point advantage but then slacked off down the stretch, allowing Saint Peter’s (1-4) to make a game of it. Saint Peter’s shot 37.1 percent, the seventh St. John’s foe to shoot below 40 percent. St. John’s built a 20-4 lead in the first half on the strength of four 3-pointers and six Saint Peter’s turnovers. After playing its first seven home games at on-campus Carnesecca Arena, St. John’s will play West Virginia at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Source: National Post December 04, 2019 02:03 UTC