Scores

Final

St. John's 55

(5-0, 1-0 away)

Temple 48

(4-2, 2-0 home)

8:30 PM ET, November 28, 2009

Palestra, Philadelphia, PA

1 2 T
SJU 21 3455
TEM 22 2648

Top Performers

St. John's: D. Kennedy 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Temple: R. Hollis-Jefferson 9 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

St. John's 55, Temple 48

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA -- D.J. Kennedy scored 15 points as St. John's beat Temple 55-48 in the finale of the Philly Hoop Group Classic on Saturday night.

Dwight Hardy added 11 points for the Red Storm (5-0). St. John's is off to its first 5-0 start since the 2002-03 season.

After trailing 22-21 at halftime, the Red Storm started the second half with a 13-2 run to take a 34-24 lead with 14:56 left in the game. Hardy had eight points during the run.

The Owls cut the lead to four after a dunk from Ramone Moore made the score 45-41 with 6:39 remaining, but Temple was outscored 14-3 the rest of the way, and was held scoreless for 5 minutes.

Temple (4-2) was led by Moore, who scored 10 points. Lavoy Allen and Rahlir Jefferson chipped in with nine points apiece.

St. John's got to the free-throw line 30 times, while Temple shot only 15 free throws.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SJU
TEM
Points 55 48
FG Made-Attempted 16-49 (.327) 18-64 (.281)
3P Made-Attempted 3-11 (.273) 3-14 (.214)
FT Made-Attempted 20-30 (.667) 9-15 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 23 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 4

Game Leaders

 
SJU
TEM
PointsD. Kennedy 15R. Moore 10
ReboundsS. Evans 11R. Hollis-Jefferson 12
AssistsD. Kennedy 2J. Fernandez 4
StealsP. Horne 2J. Fernandez 3
BlocksD. Kennedy 3L. Allen 2
Team Stats: St. John's | Temple

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 28, 2009 SJU 55, @TEM 48Recap

Next 5 Games

SJU
TEM
12/02 STON 7:00pm
12/05 @DUKE 3:30pm
12/09 UGA 7:00pm
12/13 FOR 4:00pm
12/20 HOF 2:00pm
 12/01 @WMU 7:00pm
12/05 PSU 4:00pm
12/08 @M-OH 7:00pm
12/13 VILL 3:00pm
12/19 @HALL 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: St. John's | Temple