NEW YORK -- Shamorie Ponds had 16 of his season-high 32 points in the final seven minutes to help St. John's beat California 82-79 on Monday night in the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center.
Ponds made 11 of 15 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line -- including six in the final 2 1/2 minutes. It's the 6-foot-1 junior's seventh career game scoring at least 30 points.
Ponds scored the first seven points during an 11-3 run that gave St. John's a 69-68 lead with 3:52 left.