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
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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