National Basketball Association
St. John's 62, Davidson 57
When: 9:30 PM ET, Monday, December 20, 2010
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Queens, New York
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Karl Hess, # Tony Green
Attendance:
6596
By SportsDirect Inc.
St. John’s ended a two-game losing streak with a 62-57 victory over Davidson on Monday in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival.
St. John’s (6-3) advances to play Northwestern in the final Tuesday, while Davidson (5-5) meets St. Francis in the consolation.
The Red Storm were coming off losses to Wagner 67-66 and Fordham 84-81.
It was a strong offensive night for the Red Storm, who shot 21 of 46 (45.7 percent) as D.J. Kennedy collected a team-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting.
Brendan McKillop scored a team-high 17 points for Davidson, which shot 16 of 47 (34 percent), but 9 of 23 (39.1 percent) from 3-point range.
St. John's is 11-6 all-time against Davidson.
Top Game Performances
| Davidson |
|
St. John's |
|
Brendan McKillop 17 |
Scoring |
D.J. Kennedy 17 |
|
Tom Droney 5 |
Assists |
Malik Boothe 3 |
|
Jake Cohen 8 |
Rebounds |
D.J. Kennedy 9 |
|
Jake Cohen 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Brownlee 5 |
|
JP Kuhlman 3 |
Steals |
Justin Brownlee 2 |
|
De'Mon Brooks 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Brownlee 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Davidson
|
57 |
34.0 |
9-23 |
16-18 |
15 |
24 |
2 |
7 |
|
| St. John's
|
62 |
46.7 |
1-6 |
19-26 |
8 |
29 |
5 |
5 |
|
