National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. John's 62, Davidson 57
When: 9:30 PM ET, Monday, December 20, 2010
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Queens, New York
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # Karl Hess, # Tony Green
Attendance: 6596
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Queens, New York
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # Karl Hess, # Tony Green
Attendance: 6596
St. John’s ended a two-game losing streak with a 62-57 victory over Davidson on Monday in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival.
St. John’s (6-3) advances to play Northwestern in the final Tuesday, while Davidson (5-5) meets St. Francis in the consolation.
The Red Storm were coming off losses to Wagner 67-66 and Fordham 84-81.
It was a strong offensive night for the Red Storm, who shot 21 of 46 (45.7 percent) as D.J. Kennedy collected a team-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting.
Brendan McKillop scored a team-high 17 points for Davidson, which shot 16 of 47 (34 percent), but 9 of 23 (39.1 percent) from 3-point range.
St. John's is 11-6 all-time against Davidson.
Top Game Performances
| Davidson | St. John's | |
| Brendan McKillop 17 | Scoring | D.J. Kennedy 17 |
| Tom Droney 5 | Assists | Malik Boothe 3 |
| Jake Cohen 8 | Rebounds | D.J. Kennedy 9 |
| Jake Cohen 8 | Free Throws Made | Justin Brownlee 5 |
| JP Kuhlman 3 | Steals | Justin Brownlee 2 |
| De'Mon Brooks 1 | Blocks | Justin Brownlee 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Davidson | 57 | 34.0 | 9-23 | 16-18 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 7 | |
| St. John's | 62 | 46.7 | 1-6 | 19-26 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 5 |