National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
Where: Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska
Officials: # Jimmy Casas, # Shawn Lehigh, # Bill McNew
Attendance: 4632
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 |