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Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - Sterling Gibbs poured in 25 points to lead five Seton Hall players in double figures, as the Pirates opened Big East play with a 78-67 victory over 15th-ranked St. Johns on Wednesday at the Prudential Center. Jaren Sina matched a season high with 14 points and keyed an early second-half run with two of his four 3-pointers in the victory. Gibbs also sank five from beyond the arc, including one with the shot clock winding down late in the contest to help quell a St. Johns rally. Angel Delgado and Brandon Mobley each contributed 13 points for the Pirates (11-2, 1-0 Big East), whose lone losses have come on the road against Georgia and nationally ranked Wichita State. Seton Hall welcomes another ranked squad to the Rock on Saturday when No. 6 Villanova makes the trip up the New Jersey turnpike. DAngelo Harrison scored 25 points and Phil Greene IV added 15 for the Red Storm (11-2, 0-1), who had a seven-game winning streak stopped and lost for the first time since a 73-66 setback to Gonzaga in late November. St. Johns whittled a 14-point deficit with 10 minutes remaining to two in just under five minutes. Greene hit a couple of threes to fuel the comeback and a pair of free throws by Harrison after a technical foul against Khadeen Carrington made it a 65-63 game. The Red Storm could not take full advantage of the technical and didnt score on the ensuing possession, allowing Seton Hall to create some separation. Gibbs fed Delgado for a layup, then connected from beyond the arc with his team scrambling as the shot clock neared zero, giving the Pirates a 70-63 lead. Harrison followed with a layup for St. Johns and the Red Storm had a couple of opportunities to cut the deficit further, but came away empty before Seton Hall sealed the contest with an uncontested layup from Gibbs and six straight free throws to establish a 13-point margin with just over a minute left. St. Johns scored the first five points and opened a 13-7 lead, but Seton Hall answered with six straight to tie it. The Red Storm again opened a six-point margin at 23-17, but the Pirates roared back with six in a row to again forge a tie. Seton Hall used an 8-0 run at the conclusion of the first half to grab its first lead of the contest. A 3-pointer by Sina gave the Pirates a 37-35 edge and Gibbs drilled another shot from beyond the arc in the closing seconds to send the Hall to the break with a 40-35 advantage. St. Johns was still within four early in the second half, but Seton Hall opened some breathing room with a 13-3 run. Sina hit a pair from beyond the arc during the surge, the second giving the Pirates a 58-44 cushion with just over 10 minutes to play. Another Sina trey a couple of minutes later stemmed a brief St. Johns spurt and gave the Pirates a 61-50 edge. Game Notes Carrington scored 11 to round out Seton Halls double-figure scorers ... The Pirates made 10-of-23 from beyond the arc ... Seton Hall had 18 assists on 23 made field goals, while St. Johns managed only seven assists on 26 made shots ... Sina also scored 14 against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 23 ... St. Johns won both meetings with Seton Hall last year by one point. Cheap Air Jordan Shoes For Sale . The San Antonio Spurs handled the conditions, and the team, and it sure helped when a suffering LeBron James couldnt make it to the finish. Cheap Jordan Shoes Australia . The defending champions sent their preliminary list to FIFA on Tuesday, with coach Vicente del Bosque to announce the final 23-man squad on May 25. 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The Cavaliers first-year forward will miss at least three weeks with a strained left knee, the latest setback for the No.OCALA, Fla. - Jessica Korda pulled a hand warmer out of each jacket pocket, showing just how cold she was during the opening round of the LPGA opener.Her scoreboard told a much different story.The 21-year-old American shot a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the Coates Golf Championship on Wednesday and was in a three-way tie with fellow American Stacy Lewis and Azahara Munoz of Spain. All three teed off in windy conditions and finished in chilly temperatures just before dark.I cant feel my fingers right now, Korda said.She might be in for more of the same Thursday morning, with temperatures expected to be the mid- to late-30s for the early tee times.Twenty players failed to complete the opening round at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, which boasts eight tribute holes from famed courses around the world. They will finish up beginning at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, just before Korda, Lewis and Munoz tee off in the second round.Only 26 of 120 players were under par when play was halted.American Austin Ernst and Ha Na Jang of South Korea finished at 5 under, one stroke ahead of New Zealands Lydia Ko and South Koreas Na Yeon Choi. Nineteen-year-old American Lexi Thompson and Mi Jung Hur of South Korea were 3 under.Top-ranked Inbee Park was 1 under, one shot ahead of reigning U.S. Womens Open champion Michelle Wie. Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, was 4 over through 17 holes.Ernst was maybe the most surprising name on the leaderboard. She hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation and made just about every putt inside of 10 feet.Ive had rounds in the past where youve hit it close and then you cant get annything to go in, Ernst said.dddddddddddd. But today everything was going in so I was really confident with everything.Korda, Lewis and Munoz were feeling it, too.Korda straightened out an errant driver on the front nine and birdied six of her final 13 holes. Considering shes won two of the last three LPGA season openers — in Australia in 2012 and in the Bahamas last year — starting fast is nothing new.I just feel like Im refreshed and ready to go, she said. I try and bring the mentality with me all the time, every time I try to play, but for some reason it just shines brighter the first event of the season. Honestly, I dont know what it is about it. Im just happy to be back. Its so much fun. Its like the first day of school; youre always happy to be back the first week of school.Lewis birdied five of her final six holes, the last coming on an uphill, 6-footer just after the horn blew.I stayed patient out there, Lewis said. Finally, on the back nine, I got more comfortable with being back playing again and just started hitting golf shots. It was a good day. I almost wish we didnt have darkness and I could keep going since I finally got into a rhythm there. Munoz was solid throughout, hitting 17 of 18 greens in regulation, and closed with consecutive birdies to make it a three-way tie at the top. The only green she missed was at the par-4 13th, her approach shot coming up just a few feet short and rolling off the front.I gave myself a lot of opportunities and I made them, too, she said. If I didnt hit a really good shot, I made a couple nice 5-, 6-footers for par, so that was nice. ' ' '