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February 12, 2010
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St. John's blows-off Louisville
 Jamaica,
NY (02-12-2009): The St. John's University Red Storm
snapped a five-game losing streak with a 74-55 victory
over the University of Louisville Cardinals on Thursday
night at Madison Square Garden.
D.J. Kennedy scored 15 points and Justin
Burrell matched his season high with 14 for St.
John's (13-10, 3-8 Big East), which hasn't been to the
NCAA tournament since 2002 and has had five losing
seasons in the last six years.
"It's always great to play in front of those guys.
It's just great being around those guys," Red Storm
coach Norm Roberts said of the team. "It was
great for those guys to see how hard these young men are
working to bring St. John's back to prominence."
Jamaica's national player Samardo Samuels led
with game-high 18 points for the Cardinals (15-9, 6-5).
He also grabbed 6 boards, snatched two steals and
registered a block. The Cardinals committed 16
turnovers, went 9 of 18 from the free throw line and
missed 10 of their first 11 3-point attempts. Louisville
had its lowest point total of the season, 25 below its
season average.
"It was our worst game of the season, but I think St.
John's had a lot to do with that with the way they play
defense," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said.
"Four or five of our guys had their poorest game of
the season, but that's due to their great defense."
caption: Louisville's Samardo Samuels (15)
drives past St. John's Justin Burrell during the first
half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb.
11, 2010 in New York.
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