Game Recaps

Championship: Virginia Tech 54 - St. John’s 48
Virginia Tech improved their overall record at Madison Square Garden to 11-2 with a 54-48 victory over St. John’s in the championship game of the Aéropostale Holiday Festival. The low-scoring game featured poor shooting and sloppy play as each team committed 20 turnovers. The Hokies finished 18-for-49 from the field (36.7 percent), while the Red Storm were 15-for-53 (28.3 percent). A.D. Vasallo led all Virginia Tech scorers with 16 points while Deron Washington added 10 points and eight rebounds. Anthony Mason Jr. led the way for St. John’s scoring 12 points and Eugene Lawrence contributed 10 points and eight rebounds.

Consolation: Marist 73 - Hofstra 67
Clutch free throw shooting down the stretch guided Marist to a third place finish in the Aéropostale Holiday Festival. Marist went 6-7 from the free throw line in the final 1:11 to clinch the victory. Marist’s Jay Gavin, who made four free throws in the final 24 seconds of play, scored 16 points and Louie McCroskey scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Nathaniel Lester scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for Hofstra.

First Round Games 12/28/07

Virginia Tech 84 – Hofstra 59
The Virginia Tech Hokies easily defeated the shorthanded Hofstra Pride 84-59 in the opening game of the Aéropostale Holiday Festival. Hofstra, playing without the nation’s second leading scorer Antoine Agudio (26.8 ppg), was no match for the Hokies’ potent offense. Virginia Tech had three different players post 17 points, led by freshman guard Jeff Allen’s 17 point, nine rebound effort. Sophomore guard Charles Jenkins led the way for Hofstra, scoring13 points and dishing out four assists.

St. John’s 62 - Marist 59
St. John’s overcame a late rally by Marist to hold on for a 62-59 victory. St. John’s held an 11 point lead with less than five minutes to play; however, Marist battled back to tie the game at 57 with 1:36 left in regulation. Free throws by Eugene Lawrence and Larry Wright sealed the three-point victory. Anthony Mason Jr. and Tomas Jasiulionis each poured in 12 points for St. John’s and Justin Burrell chipped in with 10 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Jay Gavin led Marist scorers with 15 points.

Game Recaps

Championship: Hofstra 63, St. Johns 51
Antoine Agudio scored 24 points to lead Hofstra to a victory over St. John's in the championship game of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s was a two-time defending champion in the tournament and had won seven straight games overall. St. John's started out a 1-for-10 from 3-point range in the first half, falling behind 34-27. St. John's closed within five points at 49-44, but Agudio, the tournament MVP, hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game to start a 14-2 run that would ultimately end St. Johns hopes of a 3rd straight championship.

Consolation: St. Joseph’s 58, Boston University 53
Ahmad Nivins led the St. Joseph's Hawks with 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the consolation game. The Hawks broke out to an early 20-8 lead and never looked back. Redshirt freshman Tyler Morris had a game-high 17 points for Boston University.

First Round Games 12/28/06

St John’s 45, Boston University 44
Boston University senior co-captain Omari Peterkin missed a buzzer-beating jump hook off the side of the rim as St. Johns advanced to the championship game by a score of 45-44. Peterkin led Boston University with nine points, 5 blocks and a team-high 11 rebounds. St. Johns was led Avery Patterson and his 16 points.

Hofstra 65, St. Joseph's 63
Senior guard Loren Stokes hit an 18-foot jumper from the top of the key with 2.2 seconds left in regulation to give Hofstra a 65-63 win over Saint Joseph's. Loren Stokes and Carlos Rivera led Hofstra with 15 points apiece. Ahmad Nivins led the way for Saint Joseph's with 14 points.