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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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