Halftime from Madison Square Garden: St. John's 35, UCLA 30

MANHATTAN — In twenty New York minutes… little has transpired here at Madison Square Garden.

The arena often referred to as the “Mecca of Basketball” has seen UCLA and St. John’s battle to a 35-30 Red Storm lead at the half.

Both teams had their problems in a sloppy first half. St. John’s shot just 37 percent from the field (11-of-30). UCLA shot 48 percent (12-of-25), but nine turnovers — five from sophomore guard Tyler Lamb — have basically negated the Bruins’ impressive shooting.

Sophomore center Joshua Smith entered the game and immediately threw down two one-handed dunks. He added two more buckets off offensive rebounds for eight points.

Lamb has 10 first-half points to lead UCLA.

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