
Kansas State Wildcats at St. John's Red Storm
· Big 12-Big East BattleEjiofor recordeds career highs in points and boards in St. John's win over Kansas St.
Ejiofor finished 11-for-17 shooting, Kadary Richmond scored 13 points and RJ Luis Jr. and reserve Simeon Wilcher each scored 11 for St. John's (7-2). The Red Storm had a 51-40 rebound advantage and a 17-10 edge in assists.
Brendan Hausen scored 21 of his 27 points before halftime, David N'Guessan scored 15 points and Coleman Hawkins 11 and grabbed nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-3).
In a game of runs, St. John's ran away with it after halftime, starting with an 18-5 run over the first 4 1/2 minutes to go up 53-44 with consecutive 3-pointers from Luis and Aaron Scott. Ruben Prey's 3 gave the Red Storm a 62-50 lead at 11:01 to play and they led by double digits for the remainder. St. John's scored 53 points after intermission.
The first half featured runs by both teams.
St. John's used a 12-1 run turning a 16-7 deficit to a 19-17 lead; it's first lead of the game. The Wildcats countered with a 14-2 outburst in which Hausen sank three 3s and Max Jones added another for a 31-21 lead. St. John's rallied with an 8-0 spurt that took just a little more than minute to get within 31-28 with 3:42 left before halftime. The Wildcats led 39-35 at halftime.
It was the first time the two teams faced each other since Dec. 10, 1965, when then first-year head coach Lou Carnesseca led St. John’s to a 72-65 win. Carnesecca died at age 99 on Nov. 30.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 88 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 88 |
2nd 0:14 | Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 88 |
2nd 0:17 | Max Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 88 |
2nd 0:21 | Coleman Hawkins Steal. | 71 - 88 |
Statistics
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25-71 | FG | 32-75 |
35.2 | Field Goal % | 42.7 |
8-25 | 3PT | 8-27 |
32.0 | Three Point % | 29.6 |
13-20 | FT | 16-17 |
65.0 | Free Throw % | 94.1 |
40 | Rebounds | 51 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
10 | Assists | 17 |
5 | Steals | 4 |
4 | Blocks | 7 |
8 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
6 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
14 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
32 | Points in Paint | 44 |
16 | Fouls | 17 |
10 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Queens, NY
Attendance: 5,602 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |