NEW YORK (AP) — D'Angelo Harrison scored 24 points and freshman JaKarr Sampson added 19 as St. John's won its fourth straight game, 71-67 over Seton Hall on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Harrison, who is second in the Big East in scoring with a 19.6 average, scored 10 of the Red Storm's final 12 points, a burst that started with 9 minutes left and helped hold off the Pirates, who closed within a point with 4:21 to play.
Phil Greene had 10 points for St. John's (13-7, 5-3 Big East) while freshman Chris Obekpa, who leads the nation with 4.6 blocked shots per game, had four blocks. He finished with four points, the last two a tip-in with 41 seconds left that gave the Red Storm a 67-62 lead.
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