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St. John's vs Monmouth: photos and key quotes from the 64-54 victory

By Norman Rose
  • Greene jumper Star of the night Phil Greene IV (22 points) takes a jumper over two Monmouth guards.
  • Harrison D`Angelo Harrison tries to get untracked vs Monmouth with a jumper.
  • King Rice Monmouth's head coach exhorts his team, who gave a great defensive effort, to keep the energy up.
  • Hooper Max Hooper takes a three; the band in the background is confident it'll go in.
  • Sanchez on the break Orlando Sanchez leads a fast break with three Monmouth players at his back.
  • Packed paint Andrew Nicholas (13) and Max DiLeo (3) defend the paint against JaKarr Sampson
  • Armbar? Monmouth's Nicholas (13) tries to intercept Sir`Dominic Pointer, with the ball.
  • Hooper probes Max Hooper with the ball.
  • Rebounding Monmouth's Chris Brady (43) blocks out God`sGift Achiuwa. Monmouth had 44 total rebounds to the Johnnies' 35; the Hawks had 16 offensive boards.
  • King Rice Rice sees his team has a chance to knock off the Johnnies. The Hawks held two leads in the second half.
  • Style Steve Lavin goes with the slacks, sneakers, and warm-up look; assistant Jim Whitesell (left in the brown suit) and Rico Hines next to him keep it semi-formal. Ron Linfonte and Derrick Wrobel discuss what the hell is happening.
  • Huddle Looking for a way to maintain the lead.
  • Concern In the slim-fitting Under Armour top, Lavin ponders a game that's too close for comfort.
  • Greene Phil Greene looks for his opening.
  • Greene defends PGIV works to keep Justin Robinson out of the lane.
  • Jumper The Johnnies took a lot of jumpers, but Phil Greene's attempts were falling.
  • Grounded JaKarr Sampson recovers after being knocked down on a drive.
  • Obekpa Chris Obekpa - nine blocks, five rebounds - scores two of his four points on the night.
  • Happy Lavin Lavin encourages his team near the end of the game.
  • The happy recap Harrison, Greene, and Sampson have smiles in the press room.

Last night's Monmouth game featured a fearless visitor in Carnesecca (again), late three-pointers by D`Angelo Harrison, and Phil Greene IV carrying the team with a sharp 9/12 shooting performance in the 64-54 victory that was much closer than it should have been...

JaKarr Sampson on their performance: "We didn't play with enough energy. We didn't get the ball in the paint as we normally do. That's one of our strengths. Coach Lavin was stressing it at halftime. I felt we did a better job on that in the second half but we just have to get the ball in the paint and be more aggressive on the boards."

And Lavin on the team's performance: "We were a step slow the entire night. We made enough shots, we made enough free throws late and enough stops to get the win. There are a myriad of areas that we need to improve upon. Monmouth came in and gave a valiant effort on their part, we’re not taking anything away from their players who played their heart out."

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