NCAA Tournament: San Diego St. 76, St. John’s 64
Published 9:28 pm Friday, March 20, 2015
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JJ O’Brien scored 18 points, Dwayne Polee II added 15 points on five 3-pointers and San Diego State defeated St. John’s 76-64 on Friday night in their opening game of the NCAA Tournament.
Skylar Spencer added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Aztecs (27-8), who’ll face the South’s top-seeded Duke Blue Devils on Sunday.
The Aztecs never trailed in the second half and improved to 6-4 in NCAA Tournament play since 2011 under coach Steve Fisher.
Polee, who transferred from St. John’s early in his college career, made national headlines when he collapsed on the court during a game against UC Riverside in December because of an irregular heartbeat. He was 5 of 7 on 3-pointers.
Sir’Dominic Pointer had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and D’Angelo Harrison added 18 points for St. John’s, which failed in its quest to win its first tournament game since 2000.
