National Basketball Association
St. Mary's 65, Santa Clara 59
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 10, 2011
Where: Leavey Center, Santa Clara, California
Officials:
# Mike Greenstein, # Michael Irving, # Kurt Walker
Attendance:
3587
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High-scoring Saint Mary’s made only one field goal in the final 12 minutes, but still managed to hold off host Santa Clara 65-59 on Thursday night.
Mickey McConnell led all scorers with 25 points for the No. 23 Gaels (21-4, 9-1 West Coast Conference). His 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run as the Gaels built a 54-41 led with just over four minutes to play.
Saint Mary’s then got careless in the final minutes, and Santa Clara (15-11, 5-4 WCC) cut the deficit to four points on a couple of occasions but could get no closer.
Rob Jones had 10 points and 16 rebounds for the Gaels, who entered the game averaging more than 81 points.
Santa Clara led by 10 points in the first half, but Saint Mary’s went on a 23-7 run to end the half and led 30-24 at the break.
Kevin Foster paced the Broncos with 25 points, and broke the school’s single-season record for 3-pointers with 86.
Top Game Performances
| St. Mary's |
|
Santa Clara |
|
Mickey McConnell 25 |
Scoring |
Kevin Foster 25 |
|
Matthew Dellavedova 4 |
Assists |
Evan Roquemore 5 |
|
Rob Jones 16 |
Rebounds |
Troy Payne 10 |
|
Matthew Dellavedova 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Foster 5 |
|
Matthew Dellavedova 5 |
Steals |
Troy Payne 4 |
|
Clint Steindl 1 |
Blocks |
Niyi Harrison 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. Mary's
|
65 |
37.5 |
5-18 |
24-29 |
8 |
35 |
1 |
7 |
|
| Santa Clara
|
59 |
41.5 |
5-14 |
10-20 |
10 |
34 |
2 |
7 |
|