ncaab Game Recap
St. John's Defeats Mercer 109-79 - Recap
St. John's cruised to victory on Wednesday, running Mercer out of the gym and running up a 109-79 score at Carnesecca Arena.
St. John's was a favorite by -10.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Mustapha Heron had 25 points for St. John's and LJ Figueroa chipped in with 18 points. Nick Rutherford had 8 assists for them, while Julian Champagnie was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Mercer got 23 points from Ethan Stair in a losing cause and another 10 points from Djordje Dimitrijevic. Daniel Love contributed 5 assists for them, while Ethan Stair had 10 rebounds.
St. John's was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored St. John's as they grabbed 39 boards, while Mercer only had 35
Next game, St. John's takes its act home to face Central Connecticut State looking for another win. For Mercer, they head home to face Columbia International.