National Basketball Association
Brigham Young 74, St. Mary's 73
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 27, 2010
Where: South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Texas
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Brian Shey, # Freddie William
Attendance:
1300
By SportsDirect Inc.
Brigham Young emerged with a 74-73 victory over St. Mary's in a back-and-forth championship game Saturday night in the South Padre Invitational.
Jimmer Fredette drained a 3-pointer to put BYU up 72-70 with 11 seconds left. After the Gaels failed to convert on the other end, Charles Abouo grabbed the defensive rebound and sank the clinching free throws with two seconds remaining.
Mickey McConnell hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for St. Mary's to leave the final margin at one point.
Fredette led all scorers with 24 points. Jackson Emery added 15 points and five steals for the Cougars (6-0).
Rob Jones led four St. Mary's players in double figures with 18 points, while McConnell and Mitchell Young each scored 12 for the Gaels (6-1).
Top Game Performances
| Brigham Young |
|
St. Mary's |
|
Jimmer Fredette 24 |
Scoring |
Rob Jones 18 |
|
Jimmer Fredette 4 |
Assists |
Matthew Dellavedova 5 |
|
Brandon Davies 6 |
Rebounds |
Rob Jones 5 |
|
Charles Abouo 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Matthew Dellavedova 4 |
|
Jackson Emery 5 |
Steals |
Mitchell Young 2 |
|
Kyle Collinsworth 1 |
Blocks |
Matthew Dellavedova 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brigham Young
|
74 |
53.8 |
5-14 |
13-19 |
10 |
25 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
| St. Mary's
|
73 |
49.0 |
4-12 |
19-25 |
8 |
24 |
1 |
6 |
0 |