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From Ray Floriani:
The Red Storm delighted a Madison Square Garden crowd, well most of them, of 8,441 with a hard fought 71-65 victory over UCONN on Tuesday. The win put Steve Lavin’s club at 7-4 in conference while the Huskies slipped to 5-4. The NBA-style efficiency numbers for all players logging 10 or more minutes:
UCONN
|
|
Efficiency |
Minutes |
|
Omar Calhoun |
15 |
38 |
|
Niels Giffey |
14 |
30 |
|
Deandre Daniels |
13 |
23 |
|
Shabazz Napier |
12 |
34 |
|
Ryan Boatright |
5 |
21 |
|
RJ Evans |
5 |
12 |
|
Enosch Wolf |
4 |
13 |
|
Tyler Orlander |
3 |
19 |
St. John’s
|
|
Efficiency |
Minutes |
|
Jakarr Sampson |
16 |
36 |
|
Sir’Dominic Pointer |
12 |
31 |
|
Phil Greene |
11 |
36 |
|
Marc-Antoine Bourgault |
11 |
30 |
|
D’Angelo Harrison |
10 |
29 |
|
Chris Obekpa |
9 |
13 |
|
Felix Balamou |
6 |
11 |
UCONN used eight players, all getting double figures in minutes. St. John’s played nine with seven going 10 or more minutes.
Shabazz Napier came on strong the second half. Napier finished the first twenty minutes with zero points and a -4 efficiency. He scored all of his 14 points after intermission and was instrumental in the Huskies’ second half comeback.
St. John’s coach noted how significant it was for the Storm to win with Chris Obekpa limited to 13 minutes with foul trouble. Obekpa did get limited minutes but used them well showing a strong efficiency of 9 or an impressive .692 efficiency per minute, the leading figure for both teams.