Saturday, November 27, 2010

St. John's storms into Shootout finals with 82-39 win

Drake vs St. John's (11/26/10 at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska)



Box Score
Play-by-Play
1st Half Box Score
2nd Half Box Score
Newspaper Box Score
Play Analysis


 

Box Score

 

Drake vs St. John's
11/26/10 5:30 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska

Drake 39

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
02  Hawley,Aaron  3-8  1-4  3-5  3-2  10  19 
45  VanDeest,Seth  2-3  0-0  1-2  0-2  27 
10  Wedel,Ryan  2-6  2-6  0-0  0-1  24 
13  Wiseler,Frank  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  13 
24  Rice,Rayvonte  3-12  1-5  3-4  2-1  10  23 
03  Alexander,Kurt  1-3  0-1  0-2  0-3  15 
14  Jeffers,Jeremy  1-8  0-4  1-2  0-1  23 
21  Parker,Cory  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
22  Woods,Kraidon  0-1  0-0  0-0  2-0 
25  Smith,David  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1  21 
34  Simons,Ben  1-4  1-2  0-0  1-1  19 
40  Uhlenhopp,Reece  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-0 
TM  TEAM  3-0 
  Totals..............  13-49  5-23  8-15  12-12  24  23  39  19  200 
26.5%  21.7%  53.3% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  6-24  4-14  1-2 
25.0%  28.6%  50.0% 
2nd Half:  7-25  1-9  7-13 
28.0%  11.1%  53.8% 

St. John's 82

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
00  Polee II,Dwayne  3-3  0-0  2-3  1-2  17 
01  Kennedy,D.J.  3-7  0-2  0-0  2-6  18 
32  Brownlee,Justin  5-6  0-1  3-3  0-1  13  17 
03  Boothe,Malik  3-5  2-3  0-0  0-2  15 
12  Hardy,Dwight  4-7  1-3  2-2  0-4  11  29 
05  Evans,Sean  3-7  0-0  4-6  1-3  10  19 
10  Roberts,Quincy  1-4  0-1  0-0  0-0  14 
15  Coker,Dele  1-1  0-0  0-0  1-3 
23  Horne,Paris  3-3  1-1  1-1  0-1  15 
24  Burrell,Justin  3-6  0-0  2-4  5-3  16 
31  Stith,Malik  1-3  0-1  3-5  0-1  27 
35  Edison, Cameron  0-0  0-0  1-2  1-1 
42  Clark,Kevin  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
TM  TEAM  0-0 
  Totals..............  30-52  4-12  18-26  11-27  38  15  82  18  12  200 
57.7%  33.3%  69.2% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  15-23  3-7  12-17 
65.2%  42.9%  70.6% 
2nd Half:  15-29  1-5  6-9 
51.7%  20.0%  66.7% 

Score by Periods  1st   2nd   Total   
Drake   17  22  39  Record: (2-2) 
St. John's   45  37  82  Record: (3-1) 

Officials: Martin Cota, Newton Chelette, Gabby Lujan
Technical fouls: Drake-None. St. John's-None.
Attendance: 4976
Men's Game 7 - Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (semifinal #1)
Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game: D Hardy (SJU)

 

Play-by-Play

 

Drake vs St. John's
11/26/10 5:30 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska

1st Period Play-by-Play

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19:50 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Wedel,Ryan
REBOUND (DEF) by Boothe,Malik
19:43 SJU TURNOVR by Boothe,Malik
19:41 DRAKE STEAL by Wiseler,Frank
19:18 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Hawley,Aaron
REBOUND (DEF) by Kennedy,D.J.
19:09 DRAKE FOUL by VanDeest,Seth (1)
19:09 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Hardy,DwightSJU 1 - DRAKE 0(SJU by 1)
19:09 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Hardy,DwightSJU 2 - DRAKE 0(SJU by 2)
18:48 DRAKE GOOD! 3 PTR by Rice,RayvonteDRAKE 3 - SJU 2(DRAKE by 1)
ASSIST by Smith,David
18:22 SJU GOOD! JUMPER by Hardy,DwightSJU 4 - DRAKE 3(SJU by 1)
17:44 DRAKE GOOD! 3 PTR by Wedel,RyanDRAKE 6 - SJU 4(DRAKE by 2)
17:36 SJU GOOD! 3 PTR by Hardy,DwightSJU 7 - DRAKE 6(SJU by 1)
ASSIST by Boothe,Malik
17:15 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Rice,Rayvonte
REBOUND (DEF) by Kennedy,D.J.
17:05 SJU MISSED 3 PTR by Hardy,Dwight
REBOUND (DEF) by Wedel,Ryan
16:53 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Hawley,Aaron
REBOUND (DEF) by Kennedy,D.J.
16:46 SJU GOOD! LAYUP by Kennedy,D.J.SJU 9 - DRAKE 6(SJU by 3)
16:16 SJU FOUL by Boothe,Malik (1)
16:16 DRAKE GOOD! FT SHOT by Rice,RayvonteSJU 9 - DRAKE 7(SJU by 2)
16:16 DRAKE MISSED FT SHOT by Rice,Rayvonte
REBOUND (DEF) by Burrell,Justin
16:08 SJU GOOD! JUMPER by Brownlee,Justin (in the paint)SJU 11 - DRAKE 7(SJU by 4)
15:30 SJU FOUL by Burrell,Justin (1)
15:30 DRAKE TIMEOUT MEDIA
15:13 DRAKE MISSED LAYUP by Wiseler,Frank
REBOUND (OFF) by Woods,Kraidon
15:10 DRAKE MISSED TIP-IN by Woods,Kraidon
REBOUND (DEF) by Hardy,Dwight
14:48 SJU MISSED JUMPER by Kennedy,D.J.
REBOUND (OFF) by Kennedy,D.J.
14:45 SJU MISSED LAYUP by Kennedy,D.J.
14:45 DRAKE BLOCK by Woods,Kraidon
REBOUND (DEF) by Rice,Rayvonte
14:38 DRAKE GOOD! 3 PTR by Simons,BenSJU 11 - DRAKE 10(SJU by 1)
ASSIST by Wiseler,Frank
14:31 DRAKE FOUL by Wiseler,Frank (1)
14:29 SJU GOOD! DUNK by Brownlee,JustinSJU 13 - DRAKE 10(SJU by 3)
ASSIST by Kennedy,D.J.
14:29 DRAKE FOUL by Woods,Kraidon (1)
14:29 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Brownlee,JustinSJU 14 - DRAKE 10(SJU by 4)
14:19 DRAKE TURNOVR by Smith,David
14:18 SJU STEAL by Stith,Malik
14:15 DRAKE FOUL by Smith,David (1)
14:15 SJU MISSED FT SHOT by Stith,Malik
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
14:15 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Stith,MalikSJU 15 - DRAKE 10(SJU by 5)
13:54 DRAKE TURNOVR by Smith,David
13:54 SJU STEAL by Stith,Malik
13:37 SJU TURNOVR by Kennedy,D.J.
13:37 DRAKE TURNOVR by Hawley,Aaron
13:37 SJU STEAL by Kennedy,D.J.
13:07 SJU MISSED 3 PTR by Brownlee,Justin
REBOUND (OFF) by Burrell,Justin
13:07 DRAKE FOUL by Alexander,Kurt (1)
13:07 SJU MISSED FT SHOT by Burrell,Justin
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
13:07 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Burrell,JustinSJU 16 - DRAKE 10(SJU by 6)
13:03 DRAKE TURNOVR by Rice,Rayvonte
12:52 SJU TURNOVR by Polee II,Dwayne
12:39 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Wedel,Ryan
REBOUND (DEF) by Horne,Paris
12:31 SJU GOOD! LAYUP by Burrell,JustinSJU 18 - DRAKE 10(SJU by 8)
ASSIST by Stith,Malik
12:06 DRAKE GOOD! 3 PTR by Wedel,RyanSJU 18 - DRAKE 13(SJU by 5)
ASSIST by VanDeest,Seth
11:52 SJU GOOD! JUMPER by Horne,ParisSJU 20 - DRAKE 13(SJU by 7)
11:45 SJU FOUL by Horne,Paris (1)
11:45 DRAKE TIMEOUT MEDIA
11:11 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Rice,Rayvonte
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
10:54 DRAKE GOOD! JUMPER by Rice,RayvonteSJU 20 - DRAKE 15(SJU by 5)
10:37 SJU MISSED JUMPER by Evans,Sean
REBOUND (OFF) by Burrell,Justin
10:23 DRAKE FOUL by Simons,Ben (1)
10:23 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Stith,MalikSJU 21 - DRAKE 15(SJU by 6)
10:23 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Stith,MalikSJU 22 - DRAKE 15(SJU by 7)
10:15 DRAKE GOOD! LAYUP by VanDeest,SethSJU 22 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 5)
ASSIST by Wedel,Ryan
09:59 DRAKE FOUL by Rice,Rayvonte (1)
09:59 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Burrell,JustinSJU 23 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 6)
09:59 SJU MISSED FT SHOT by Burrell,Justin
REBOUND (DEF) by VanDeest,Seth
09:35 DRAKE MISSED LAYUP by Rice,Rayvonte
REBOUND (DEF) by Kennedy,D.J.
09:31 SJU TURNOVR by Kennedy,D.J.
09:14 DRAKE TIMEOUT 30sec
09:00 DRAKE TURNOVR by VanDeest,Seth
09:00 SJU STEAL by Horne,Paris
08:35 SJU GOOD! LAYUP by Kennedy,D.J.SJU 25 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 8)
ASSIST by Boothe,Malik
08:25 DRAKE TURNOVR by Smith,David
08:05 SJU GOOD! 3 PTR by Boothe,MalikSJU 28 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 11)
ASSIST by Brownlee,Justin
07:30 DRAKE MISSED JUMPER by Simons,Ben
REBOUND (DEF) by Hardy,Dwight
07:18 SJU FOUL by Kennedy,D.J. (1)
07:18 SJU TURNOVR by Kennedy,D.J.
07:18 DRAKE TIMEOUT MEDIA
06:43 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Alexander,Kurt
REBOUND (DEF) by Kennedy,D.J.
06:28 SJU GOOD! 3 PTR by Boothe,MalikSJU 31 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 14)
ASSIST by Horne,Paris
06:16 DRAKE TURNOVR by Alexander,Kurt
06:16 SJU STEAL by Hardy,Dwight
06:13 SJU GOOD! LAYUP by Horne,Paris (fastbreak)SJU 33 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 16)
ASSIST by Boothe,Malik
06:13 DRAKE FOUL by Wedel,Ryan (1)
06:13 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Horne,ParisSJU 34 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 17)
05:46 DRAKE MISSED LAYUP by Wiseler,Frank
05:46 SJU BLOCK by Stith,Malik
REBOUND (DEF) by Kennedy,D.J.
05:40 SJU MISSED 3 PTR by Kennedy,D.J.
REBOUND (DEF) by Alexander,Kurt
05:33 DRAKE MISSED 3 PTR by Hawley,Aaron
REBOUND (DEF) by Brownlee,Justin
05:14 SJU TURNOVR by Boothe,Malik
05:13 DRAKE STEAL by Alexander,Kurt
05:10 DRAKE TURNOVR by Alexander,Kurt
05:01 DRAKE FOUL by Woods,Kraidon (2)
05:01 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Brownlee,JustinSJU 35 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 18)
05:01 SJU GOOD! FT SHOT by Brownlee,JustinSJU 36 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 19)
04:50 DRAKE FOUL by Rice,Rayvonte (2)
04:50 DRAKE TURNOVR by Rice,Rayvonte
04:31 SJU GOOD! JUMPER by Hardy,DwightSJU 38 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 21)
04:08 DRAKE TURNOVR by Jeffers,Jeremy
04:06 SJU STEAL by Polee II,Dwayne
04:05 SJU MISSED LAYUP by Boothe,Malik
REBOUND (OFF) by Polee II,Dwayne
03:58 SJU GOOD! DUNK by Polee II,DwayneSJU 40 - DRAKE 17(SJU by 23)
03:55 DRAKE TIMEOUT 30sec
03:41 DRAKE TIMEOUT MEDIA
03:39 DRAKE MISSED LAYUP by Jeffers,Jeremy
03:39&nbs`;SJU 3BLOCK by!Polee II,Dwayne
REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)
 

Box Score -- 1st Half

 

Drake vs St. John's
11/26/10 5:30 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska

Drake 39

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
02  Hawley,Aaron  0-3  0-3  0-0  0-0 
45  VanDeest,Seth  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-1  17 
10  Wedel,Ryan  2-4  2-4  0-0  0-1  15 
13  Wiseler,Frank  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
24  Rice,Rayvonte  2-5  1-3  1-2  0-1  11 
03  Alexander,Kurt  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-2 
14  Jeffers,Jeremy  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
21  Parker,Cory  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
22  Woods,Kraidon  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-0 
25  Smith,David  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  11 
34  Simons,Ben  1-4  1-2  0-0  1-0  13 
40  Uhlenhopp,Reece  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0+ 
TM  TEAM  2-0 
  Totals..............  6-24  4-14  1-2  4-5  13  17  11  100 
25.0%  28.6%  50.0% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  6-24  4-14  1-2 
25.0%  28.6%  50.0% 
2nd Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

St. John's 82

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
00  Polee II,Dwayne  1-1  0-0  1-2  1-1  10 
01  Kennedy,D.J.  2-5  0-1  0-0  1-6  12 
32  Brownlee,Justin  2-3  0-1  3-3  0-1  13 
03  Boothe,Malik  2-3  2-2  0-0  0-1 
12  Hardy,Dwight  4-5  1-2  2-2  0-2  11  15 
05  Evans,Sean  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
10  Roberts,Quincy  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
15  Coker,Dele  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0+ 
23  Horne,Paris  2-2  0-0  1-1  0-1  11 
24  Burrell,Justin  1-1  0-0  2-4  2-1 
31  Stith,Malik  1-1  0-0  3-5  0-0  13 
35  Edison, Cameron  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0+ 
42  Clark,Kevin  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0+ 
TM  TEAM  0-0 
  Totals..............  15-23  3-7  12-17  4-14  18  45  100 
65.2%  42.9%  70.6% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  15-23  3-7  12-17 
65.2%  42.9%  70.6% 
2nd Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

Score by Periods  1st   Total   
Drake   17  17  Record: (2-2) 
St. John's   45  45  Record: (3-1) 

Officials: Martin Cota, Newton Chelette, Gabby Lujan
Technical fouls: Drake-None. St. John's-None.
Attendance: 4976
Men's Game 7 - Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (semifinal #1)
Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game: D Hardy (SJU)

 

Box Score -- 2nd Half

 

Drake vs St. John's
11/26/10 5:30 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska

Drake 39

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
02  Hawley,Aaron  3-8  1-4  3-5  3-2  10  19 
45  VanDeest,Seth  2-3  0-0  1-2  0-2  27 
10  Wedel,Ryan  2-6  2-6  0-0  0-1  24 
13  Wiseler,Frank  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  13 
24  Rice,Rayvonte  3-12  1-5  3-4  2-1  10  23 
03  Alexander,Kurt  1-3  0-1  0-2  0-3  15 
14  Jeffers,Jeremy  1-8  0-4  1-2  0-1  23 
21  Parker,Cory  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
22  Woods,Kraidon  0-1  0-0  0-0  2-0 
25  Smith,David  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1  21 
34  Simons,Ben  1-4  1-2  0-0  1-1  19 
40  Uhlenhopp,Reece  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-0 
TM  TEAM  3-0 
  Totals..............  13-49  5-23  8-15  12-12  24  23  39  19  200 
26.5%  21.7%  53.3% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  6-24  4-14  1-2 
25.0%  28.6%  50.0% 
2nd Half:  7-25  1-9  7-13 
28.0%  11.1%  53.8% 

St. John's 82

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
00  Polee II,Dwayne  3-3  0-0  2-3  1-2  17 
01  Kennedy,D.J.  3-7  0-2  0-0  2-6  18 
32  Brownlee,Justin  5-6  0-1  3-3  0-1  13  17 
03  Boothe,Malik  3-5  2-3  0-0  0-2  15 
12  Hardy,Dwight  4-7  1-3  2-2  0-4  11  29 
05  Evans,Sean  3-7  0-0  4-6  1-3  10  19 
10  Roberts,Quincy  1-4  0-1  0-0  0-0  14 
15  Coker,Dele  1-1  0-0  0-0  1-3 
23  Horne,Paris  3-3  1-1  1-1  0-1  15 
24  Burrell,Justin  3-6  0-0  2-4  5-3  16 
31  Stith,Malik  1-3  0-1  3-5  0-1  27 
35  Edison, Cameron  0-0  0-0  1-2  1-1 
42  Clark,Kevin  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
TM  TEAM  0-0 
  Totals..............  30-52  4-12  18-26  11-27  38  15  82  18  12  200 
57.7%  33.3%  69.2% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  15-23  3-7  12-17 
65.2%  42.9%  70.6% 
2nd Half:  15-29  1-5  6-9 
51.7%  20.0%  66.7% 

Score by Periods  1st   2nd   Total   
Drake   17  22  39  Record: (2-2) 
St. John's   45  37  82  Record: (3-1) 

Officials: Martin Cota, Newton Chelette, Gabby Lujan
Technical fouls: Drake-None. St. John's-None.
Attendance: 4976
Men's Game 7 - Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (semifinal #1)
Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game: D Hardy (SJU)

 

Newspaper Box Score

 

Drake vs St. John's
11/26/10 5:30 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska

  Newspaper Box Score  Drake vs St. John's  11/26/10 5:30 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska  At Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska  ST. JOHN'S 82, DRAKE 39  DRAKE (2-2)  Hawley,Aaron 3-8 3-5 10; Rice,Rayvonte 3-12 3-4 10; Wedel,Ryan 2-6 0-0 6;  VanDeest,Seth 2-3 1-2 5; Jeffers,Jeremy 1-8 1-2 3; Simons,Ben 1-4 0-0 3;  Alexander,Kurt 1-3 0-2 2; Uhlenhopp,Reece 0-1 0-0 0; Smith,David 0-1 0-0 0;  Woods,Kraidon 0-1 0-0 0; Parker,Cory 0-0 0-0 0; Wiseler,Frank 0-2 0-0 0.  Totals 13-49 8-15 39.  ST. JOHN'S (3-1)  Brownlee,Justin 5-6 3-3 13; Hardy,Dwight 4-7 2-2 11; Evans,Sean 3-7 4-6 10;  Horne,Paris 3-3 1-1 8; Boothe,Malik 3-5 0-0 8; Burrell,Justin 3-6 2-4 8;  Polee II,Dwayne 3-3 2-3 8; Kennedy,D.J. 3-7 0-0 6; Stith,Malik 1-3 3-5 5;  Coker,Dele 1-1 0-0 2; Roberts,Quincy 1-4 0-0 2; Edison, Cameron 0-0 1-2 1;  Clark,Kevin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-52 18-26 82.  Drake.........................   17   22  -   39  St. John's....................   45   37  -   82  3-point goals--Drake 5-23 (Wedel,Ryan 2-6; Rice,Rayvonte 1-5; Simons,Ben  1-2; Hawley,Aaron 1-4; Uhlenhopp,Reece 0-1; Alexander,Kurt 0-1;  Jeffers,Jeremy 0-4), St. John's 4-12 (Boothe,Malik 2-3; Hardy,Dwight 1-3;  Horne,Paris 1-1; Kennedy,D.J. 0-2; Stith,Malik 0-1; Roberts,Quincy 0-1;  Brownlee,Justin 0-1). Fouled out--Drake-Wedel,Ryan, St. John's-None.  Rebounds--Drake 24 (Hawley,Aaron 5), St. John's 38 (Kennedy,D.J. 8;  Burrell,Justin 8). Assists--Drake 7 (Simons,Ben 1; Wiseler,Frank 1;  Jeffers,Jeremy 1; Smith,David 1; VanDeest,Seth 1; Wedel,Ryan 1;  Rice,Rayvonte 1), St. John's 18 (Boothe,Malik 6). Total fouls--Drake 23, St.  John's 15. Technical fouls--Drake-None, St. John's-None. A-4976  Men's Game 7 - Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (semifinal #1)  Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game: D Hardy (SJU)    

 

Play Analysis

 
  Drake vs St. John's (11/26/10 - Period 2 00:00)    POINTS OFF TURNOVERS        1   2 - Tot  Drake...................    0   5 -   5  St. John's..............   18  10 -  28    POINTS IN PAINT             1   2 - Tot  Drake...................    2   8 -  10  St. John's..............   18  20 -  38    2ND CHANCE POINTS           1   2 - Tot  Drake...................    2   4 -   6  St. John's..............    5   7 -  12    FAST BREAK POINTS           1   2 - Tot  Drake...................    0   0 -   0  St. John's..............    2   0 -   2    BENCH POINTS                1   2 - Tot  Drake...................    3   5 -   8  St. John's..............   14  22 -  36    SCORE TIED BY               1   2 - Tot  Drake...................    0   0 -   0  St. John's..............    0   0 -   0    LEAD GAINED BY              1   2 - Tot  Drake...................    2   0 -   2  St. John's..............    2   0 -   2    
ANCHORAGE (Nov. 26) - St. John's guard Dwight Hardy scored all 11 of his points in the first half and the Red Storm used a tournament-record defensive effort to rout Drake 82-39 in the semifinals of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout on Friday night at Sullivan Arena.

St. John's (3-1) also got a game-high 13 points from forward Justin Brownlee and 10 points from reserve forward Sean Evans to advance to its first Shootout title game against the winner of Friday's late semifinal between Arizona State and Weber State.

Drake (2-2) was led by 10 points apiece from Aaron Hawley and Rayvonte Rice but could not avoid setting the record for fewest points scored in 33 years of Shootout history. The previous record occurred in a 64-44 victory by Illinois over Idaho State in 1984.

After staying close at 22-17 midway through the first half, the Red Storm blitzed the Bulldogs with 23 straight points to finish the stanza, not allowing a Drake field goal until the 17:05 mark of the second half.

St. John's had seven players score at least eight points as the Big East squad outshot their Missouri Valley Conference opponent 57.7 percent to 26.5 percent.

D.J. Kennedy and Justin Burrell grabbed a game-high eight rebounds each and point guard Malik Booth had six assists in the winning effort.

Drake drops into Saturday's 5:30 p.m. third-place game against the Arizona State-Weber State loser. St. John's will play the ASU-WSU winner at 8 p.m., with the victor guaranteed to claim its first Shootout title.


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Nate Sagan
Sports Information Director
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508
Ph: 907-786-1295 / Fax: 907-563-4565
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