National Basketball Association
St. John's 78, Ball St. 73
When: 11:59 PM ET, Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Where: Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska
Officials:
# Jimmy Casas, # Shawn Lehigh, # Bill McNew
Attendance:
4632
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St. John’s came from behind to beat Ball State, 78-73 in overtime, Wednesday in the opening round of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.
The Red Storm (2-1) advance to the second round to face Drake.
St. John’s built a 12-point halftime lead, but found itself down by six with three minutes to play. Justin Brownlee’s layup tied the score at 63 with 30 seconds. Ball State missed a potential winning shot as time expired, sending the game into overtime.
The Red Storm jumped ahead by seven early in overtime and held on to knock off the Cardinals (2-2).
Brownlee led the Storm with 20 points and eight rebounds.
Jesse Berry led Ball State with 18.
Top Game Performances
| Ball St. |
|
St. John's |
|
Jesse Berry 18 |
Scoring |
Justin Brownlee 20 |
|
Randy Davis 9 |
Assists |
Dwight Hardy 5 |
|
Jarrod Jones 8 |
Rebounds |
Justin Brownlee 8 |
|
Jesse Berry 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwight Hardy 9 |
|
Randy Davis 2 |
Steals |
Paris Horne 3 |
|
Malik Perry 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Brownlee 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ball St.
|
73 |
50.0 |
5-13 |
18-23 |
19 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
|
| St. John's
|
78 |
50.9 |
6-15 |
16-30 |
20 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
|