January 05, 2011
In a thrilling performance straight from the glory days of BIG
EAST basketball, St. John’s beat No. 13 Georgetown, 61-58, before
8,897 fans at Madison Square Garden on January 3.
With
its fifth-straight win this season, the Red Storm became the first
conference team to reach 3-0 this season. “I’m really pleased and
proud of our players’ performance in terms of finding a way to get
a ‘W” against “one of the better-shooting teams in the country,”
said Head Coach
Steve Lavin. “I commend our seniors for once again leading the
way.”
“This is what I came to St. John’s for,” senior forward
Justin Brownlee told the Associated Press. With only
10 seconds to play, Brownlee made a basket that secured St.
John’s lead.
Senior guard
Dwight Hardy scored 20 points — his sixth 20-point performance
in the team’s past seven games. Under his leadership, the Red Storm
is off to its best BIG EAST start since its 4-0 opening to the
1999-2000 season.
According to the
New York Daily News, the victory “sent a little shiver through
the college basketball world.” To students and fans, the team’s
continued momentum sparks a new wave of “Red Storm Fever” — the
enthusiasm inspired by all of St. John’s 16 BIG EAST, Division I
men’s and women’s teams. With winners in the classroom as well as
the playing courts and fields, the teams reflect St. John’s
140-year tradition of excellence in preparing students for
service-oriented leadership in their professions, communities and
world.
Read more about the victory over Georgetown.