Nov. 18, 2000

Box Score

Jamaica, NY - Willie Shaw led three St. John's players in double figures with 22 points as the Red Storm (2-1) downed Stony Brook, 92-62, Saturday night at a sold out Alumni Hall (6,500). It was the second win for St. John's over Stony Brook, who defeated the Seawolves, 84-43 last season.

"I was surprised offensively with how well we did and how well we executed," said Nick Macarchuk, head coach. "I am somewhat disappointed with how we did defensively and how they outworked us on the boards."

St. John's owned a 45-25 advantage on the glass - including a 16-3 margin on the offensive glass - and shot 52% from the field.

Stony Brook took its only lead of the game on Josh Little's three-pointer 1:33 in. The Red Storm answered with a 20-4 run to take a 24-8 lead with 11:22 remaining. Freshman Willie Shaw had 12 points during the run.

St. John's built the lead to as many as 22 points on Omar Cook's bucket with 7:02 left. Four straight free throws - two by Leon Brisport and two by Jairus McCollum made the score 40-24 with 4:22 remaining. Glover's layup as time expired put the lead at 53-31.

Omar Cook stole the show for the Red Storm with a school record 17 assists - 11 in the first half.

St. John's forced the Seawolves into nine first half turnovers and shot 55% from the field.

Rob Hartman keyed a 12-4 Stony Brook run early in the second half that allowed the Seawolves to get within 59-43, but it was the closest they would get the rest of the night. The Red Stotm answers with a 14-3 run over a span of 5:49 and built the lead to as many as 34 points late in the second half.

Leon Brisport led the Seawolves with 18 points and six rebounds while Rob Hartman chipped in with 15 points.