Final
Marquette pulls away from St. John's in second half
Feb 14, 2007 - 4:34 AM MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Marquette found its shooting touch in the second half to put away St. John's.Christina Quaye scored 22 points to lead the 22nd-ranked Golden Eagles to a 69-58 Big East Conference victory over the Red Storm.
Marquette (21-4, 9-3 Big East) shot 58 percent (18-of-31) in the second half and broke open the game with an 11-1 run to take a 64-51 lead with 5 1/2 minutes to play.
Quaye finished 8-of-13 from the field to help the Golden Eagles outscore the Red Storm (7-16, 3-9) in the paint, 36-20. Marquette also has a 21-0 edge in bench points.
Guards Kia Wright and Monique McLean scored 17 and 16 points, respectively, for St. John's, which shot just 34.5 percent (19-of-55).
- NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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ST JOHNS 25 33 58
MARQUETTE (21) 25 44 69 FINAL
Feb 13 10:18 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
ST JOHNS 25
MARQUETTE (21) 25 HALFTIME
Feb 13 9:03 PM
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