National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 80, Marquette 68
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # Tim Higgins, # Les Jones
Attendance: 17270

Dwight Hardy led the way with 28 points, six rebounds and five steals as St. John’s won its third straight game 80-68 over host Marquette on Tuesday.

Justin Brownlee added 11 points and seven rebounds, and D.J. Kennedy scored 15 points for the Red Storm (16-9, 8-5 Big East), who padded their resume for an NCAA Tournament at-large berth and stayed tied for fifth in the Big East.

Jimmy Butler collected 23 points for the Golden Eagles (15-11, 6-7), who saw their at-large chances take a hit as they fell below .500 in conference.

The game was tied at the half and went back and forth after the break until Hardy and Kennedy combined for all the points in a 9-0 spurt that put St. John’s up 62-52 with 8:39 remaining.

Justin Burrell’s layup with 4:42 left pushed the lead to 70-57 and the Red Storm were able to hold Marquette off the rest of the way.

The Golden Eagles have dropped five of their last seven but will face only one ranked team - No. 12 Connecticut on Feb. 24 - the rest of the way.
Top Game Performances
 
St. John's   Marquette
Dwight Hardy 28 Scoring Jimmy Butler 23
Malik Boothe 6 Assists Dwight Buycks 5
Justin Burrell 12 Rebounds Jae Crowder 9
Dwight Hardy 12 Free Throws Made Jae Crowder 6
Dwight Hardy 5 Steals Jae Crowder 2
Sean Evans 1 Blocks Chris Otule 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. John's 80 44.8 5-14 23-31 17 29 2 13
Marquette 68 43.5 3-14 25-32 18 31 5 4