National Basketball Association
Gonzaga 86, St. John's 71
When: 9:45 PM ET, Thursday, March 17, 2011
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # J.T. Orr, # Scott Thornley
Attendance:
19216
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Marquise Carter scored a career-high 26 points and Gonzaga shot 60 percent from 3-point range on Thursday while cruising to a 86-71 victory over St. John’s in second-round NCAA tournament play at Denver.
Steven Gray scored 16 points and Elias Harris added 15 points as 11th-seeded Gonzaga (25-9) will face third seed BYU Saturday in the third round of the Southeast Region.
Dwight Hardy scored 26 points and Justin Brownlee added 14 for sixth-seeded St. Johns (21-12).
Gonzaga made 9-of-15 3-point attempts with Gray hitting four from the arc and Carter adding three. The Bulldogs had an astounding 42-17 rebounding edge and led by as many as 18 points.
St. John’s led 8-2 after two minutes before Gonzaga started rolling and outscored the Red Storm 22-6 over the next five-plus minutes.
St. John’s played without starting forward D.J. Kennedy, who suffered a major knee injury during last week’s Big East tournament.
Top Game Performances
| Gonzaga |
|
St. John's |
|
Marquise Carter 24 |
Scoring |
Dwight Hardy 26 |
|
Marquise Carter 6 |
Assists |
Dwayne Polee II 3 |
|
Robert Sacre 9 |
Rebounds |
Sean Evans 6 |
|
Marquise Carter 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwayne Polee II 4 |
|
Marquise Carter 2 |
Steals |
Justin Brownlee 3 |
|
Demetri Goodson 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Brownlee 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Gonzaga
|
86 |
53.8 |
9-15 |
21-26 |
20 |
41 |
2 |
6 |
|
| St. John's
|
71 |
46.6 |
7-15 |
10-15 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
10 |
|