College Red Storm lose the first MSG game of the 15-16 season by Kayla Machlica January 15, 2016 Four St. John’s players scored double-figures, but the Red Storm were still defeated by Georgetown, 93-73, Wednesday, at Madison Square Garden. Ron Mvouika scored a team-high 15 points and shot 6-of-7 from the floor, including a 2-of-2 mark from distance. Amar Alibegovic put up 12 points, while Federico Mussini added 11-points, along with 10 points from Durand Johnson. D’Vauntes Smith Rivera, of Georgetown, made 5-of-8 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points. Reggie Cameron scored 15 points, while Tre Campbell added 12 for the Hoyas. Georgetown shot 51.9 percent (28-of-54) from the floor and made 27-of-33 free throws (81.8 percent). The Hoyas scored the first five points before Mussini scored 3s on back-to-back possessions and St. John’s trailed 9-6 at the 16:57 mark. Malik Ellison added a layup and then went 1-of-2 at the line as the two freshmen combined to score the first nine points for the Red Storm. St. John’s only trailed by four after Alibegovic made a pair of free throws with 11:15 to play, but two 3s from Cameron 3s and a Campbell trey helped give the Hoyas a 16-3 run and opened up a 17-point lead (35-18). Georgetown took a 45-28 advantage at the half. Cameron claimed three of the Hoyas’ five first half 3s and matched Smith-Rivera with 13 points. The Red Storm shot 50.0 percent (13-of-26) in the second half but fell behind by 27 before going on a 14-1 run to cut the deficit to 85-71. Mvouika scored nine of his 15 points during the come back. Freshman forward Kassoum Yakwe scored five points and had eight rebounds in his second-straight start. Yakwe also blocked three shots to increase his BIG EAST leading total to 13 blocks in conference play. Felix Balamou and Ellison each had eight points as St. John’s lost its first game of the season at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s returns to action on Saturday when they visits No. 23/23 Butler at noon airing on FS1. Post Views: 1,285 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kayla Machlica Kayla is the St. John's basketball writer here at DoubleGSports.com. Latest posts by Kayla Machlica (see all) St. John’s Brings Down Both #1 and #4 Teams In Less Than One Week - February 8, 2018 St John’s JaKarr Sampson Signs Contract with the Sacramento Kings - July 31, 2017 Villanova Swipes Win from St. John’s - March 10, 2017 St. John’s Downs Georgetown to Advance to Next Round in the BIG EAST Tourney - March 9, 2017 Related TopicsBig EastFederico MussiniRon MvouikaSt. Johns Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... WBB: Rutgers Extends Home Winning-Streak Against Illinois Full Court Press: Pirates invade The Dunk