Panthers weather the Red Storm, crush St. John's

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01/28/2007 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Gray scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and the ninth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers ripped the St. John's Red Storm, 72-46.

Sam Young scored 11 points for Pitt (19-3, 7-1 Big East), which won its second straight and ninth in ten games. Mike Cook added eight points for the Panthers.

Anthony Mason scored 10 points and raked in six rebounds for St. John's (12-9, 3-5), which had won two straight entering the game, including a 71-68 upset of No. 22 Notre Dame on Tuesday. Eugene Lawrence scored nine points and pulled down six boards for the Red Storm, which struggled mightily against Pitt on the offensive end. St. John's shot a dreadful 32 percent from the field, and only made 4-of-24 from behind the three-point line.

Pitt opened the second half with seven straight points, and the Red Storm, who had stayed within striking distance for much of the first half, could not get back into the game after that. A Levance Fields layup closed the stretch, putting the Panthers up 40-23.

The 17-point advantage held until another Pitt run officially put the nail on St. John's coffin. Ronald Ramon and Tyrell Biggs drilled threes on a 16-4 run which pushed the Pitt lead to 28 points, at 59-31, with just under eight minutes left

St. John's hung tight in the first half, but Pitt was able to pull away late. A trey from Lawrence brought the Red Storm to within 15-10 with 11:11 left in the first half, but the Panthers responded with a 13-4 run, and a Sam Young jumper pushed Pitt out to a 28-14 advantage with 5:06 left.

St. John's trailed 33-23 at the intermission.

Game Notes

Pitt outrebounded the Red Storm, 42-28...The Panthers shot 48 percent from the field, but only made 5-of-18 (28 percent) from behind the arc.

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