St. John's cruises past College of Charleston 64-53 behind Harrison's 21 points
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}D'Angelo Harrison scored 21 points and JaKarr Sampson added eight points and 10 rebounds as St. John's defeated College of Charleston 64-53 in the Charleston Classic on Thursday.
The Red Storm (2-0) opened up an 11-point lead midway through the first half and were not pushed by the Cougars (1-1), who are hosting the eight-team event.
Harrison had a 3-pointer and seven quick points to put St. John's ahead 22-11 with less than six minutes gone. College of Charleston never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Amir Garrett had 11 points and Phil Greene 10 for the Red Storm.
Nori Johnson led the Courgars with 11 points while Trent Wiedeman had 10.