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
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 |