National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 67, Arizona St. 58
When: 11:59 PM ET, Saturday, November 27, 2010
Where: Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska
Officials: # Jimmy Casas, # Bruce Corson, # Shawn Lehigh
Attendance: 5662

Dwight Hardy scored 14 points, all in the second half, as St. John's came from behind to defeat Arizona State 67-58 in the Great Alaska Shootout final at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.

Justin Brownlee scored a team-high 20 points, and Malik Stith scored five of his 10 points during a crucial stretch late in the game as the Red Storm (4-1) outscored Arizona State 47-28 in the second half.

Ty Abbott scored a game-high 22 points for the Sun Devils (3-2), including 14 in the first half.

St. John's went on a 20-8 run, capped by Brownlee's 3-pointer to tie the game at 40 with 12:19 remaining.

The Red Storm took the lead for good 53-51 on Malik Stith's steal and breakaway layup with 5:30 to go. Stith also banked in a 3-pointer from 27 feet as the shot clock expired to put St. John's ahead 58-53 with 3:58 left.

Hardy's four-point play gave St. John's a 62-55 lead with 3:05 to go.

Paris Horne had 11 points off the bench for St. John's, which defeated Drake 82-39 in the semifinals.

Arizona State's Trent Lockett, who entered the game averaging 20.8 points was held to 10.
Top Game Performances
 
St. John's   Arizona St.
Justin Brownlee 20 Scoring Ty Abbott 22
Malik Boothe 5 Assists Jamelle McMillan 7
Justin Brownlee 4 Rebounds Trent Lockett 7
Justin Brownlee 5 Free Throws Made Carrick Felix 2
Malik Stith 4 Steals Ty Abbott 1
Justin Brownlee 2 Blocks Chanse Creekmur 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. John's 67 44.2 5-18 16-27 13 26 4 10
Arizona St. 58 43.5 9-25 9-12 16 28 1 2