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L.J. Figueroa with a chase down block in the first half of the Red Storm's homeowner on Wednesday night.
It might be a wait-and-see kind of year for the Red Storm. But on Wednesday, they went full throttle.
St. John’s Men’s Basketball started strong and never looked back in a 109-79 win over Mercer. They outscored the Bears 40-4 on the fastbreak and forced 24 turnovers, controlling the tempo on both ends of the floor in Mike Anderson’s coaching debut.
“It’s an entertaining style of basketball,” he said. “But it’s winning basketball.”
There was little left to decide after a dominant first half.