With 4 of the 6 top scorers in their conference, Doherty was supposed to give the Pioneers trouble on Tuesday. They didn't. Saint Johns was able to win 66 - 45.
The Pioneers were a little banged up coming into this matchup. Forward Ryan Kelley was out with a broken nose. The Harrington brothers were both doubtful going into this one as well. Matt Harrington had a knee injury, and his brother Ken was struggling with migraines earlier in the week. Both brothers played and both dominated. Matt led all scorers with 17 points and Ken was right behind him with 13.
Doherty couldn't get anything going at the start of this game. They turned the ball over five times in the first 5 minutes. The Pioneers started off by forcing the ball into their bigs. Richard Rodgers and Matt Palecki finished with 13 and 8 points respectively.
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Doherty star Andre Santana was playing slightly injured as well, but nevertheless was shut down by the Saint John's defense, finishing with only 4 points. Forward Andre Pluverge made some very impressive low post moves, scoring 10 points himself.
A 12-point halftime lead was stretched out to a 21-point win for the Pioneers.
