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Amir Garrett traveled a difficult road to arrive at St. John’s Wednesday night for the Red Storm’s game against Texas-Pan American. The 6-7 blue-chipper was ruled academically ineligible Sept. 14, but after grinding through a semester of prep school, he was cleared Tuesday and finally reached his promised land.

The journey was much like St.John’s against the Broncs. Riding high early, SJU let a 10-point first-half lead fall away into a 12-point second-half deficit before climbing back into the game. The Johnnies made all the big plays at the end, scoring seven unanswered points in the last 36 seconds to pull out a 66-61 victory at Carnesecca Arena.

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 Amir Garrett made his college basketball debut Wednesday night, and had perhaps the loudest three-point, two-rebound performance a player can have.

It might not look like much in the box score, but the lift he provided this St. John’s team, and basketball program, is impossible to quantify.

Garrett, who became officially eligible to play just a few hours before St. John’s tipped off against Texas-Pan American at Carnesecca Arena, gave the shorthanded Red Storm a desperately needed seventh player to add to their wafer-thin rotation.

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St. John’s won’t get away with this anymore.
Continuing this season’s trend of trailing against inferior opponents, the Red Storm fought back from a 12-point, second-half deficit to pull out a 66-61 win in the final minute over Texas Pan-American last night at Carnesecca Arena.
Come Tuesday against Providence, the Big East season begins. Superior athleticism won’t carry the Johnnies anymore.
“I know we’ll be all right,” said freshman guard D’Angelo Harrison, who had 21 points and seven rebounds. “People are going to think we’re not ready for the Big East, but . . . I think we practice harder than any team in the country. I feel like that’s going to pay off. We’re always going to play hard, we’re going to play tough and we’re not scared of nobody.”


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