Freshman Ponds scores season-best 25, St. John’s beats CSUN
NEW YORK — Freshman Shamorie Ponds scored a season-best 25 points and St. John’s held off Cal State Northridge 76-70 on Monday night.
Darin Johnson hit two free throws with 1:08 left to get CSUN within 71-68. After Bashir Ahmed went 1 of 2 at the other end, Tavrion Dawson made a layup with 40.3 seconds left to cut it to 72-70.
Kendall Smith, who finished with 10 points for CSUN, fouled out with 18.7 seconds left and Ponds sealed it with two free throws.