NCAAB

St. John's Red Storm at Georgia Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
5-2, 0-0 Away
Final
63 - 66
6-1, 4-0 Home

Silas Demary Jr. makes key steal as Georgia beats No. 22 St. John's 66-63

After a timeout with 10 seconds remaining, RJ Luis Jr. got past midcourt and then Demary poked the ball away from behind. Somto Cyril gathered the loose ball and passed it to Demary who dribbled out the clock.

Demary finished with 15 points and 10 turnovers for Georgia (6-1).

Zuby Ejiofor led St. John’s (5-2) with 22 points and eight rebounds. Aaron Scott added 14 points and Luis scored 13.

Takeaways St. John's entered the week with a 4-0 record before losing twice in four days. The Red Storm dropped a 99-98 double-overtime contest to No. 13 Baylor on Thursday when Ejiofor missed two free throws with 4.1 seconds left and Jeremy Roach sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it.

Key moment Georgia had three players foul out, leading to 28 free-throw attempts by St. John's. Georgia forward Dylan James, who played just 20 minutes, came off the bench and blocked Simeon Wilcher’s jumper from the free-throw line and grabbed an offensive rebound while being fouled at the other end with 1:03 left. James, a 50% free-throw shooter, completed the three-point play for a 61-57 lead. St. John’s missed eight straight shots down the stretch.

Key stat Georgia struggled with St. John's defensive pressure, turning it over 24 times to go with 24 made shots. St. John’s forced Georgia's last turnover with just over 30 seconds remaining, but Wilcher dribbled out of bounds to give the ball back with 30.3 left leading to free throws by Demary.

Up next St. John's returns home to play Harvard on Saturday.

Georgia hosts Jacksonville on Saturday.

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Matchup Prediction

Georgia: 33.8%
St. John's: 66.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 63 - 66
2nd 0:04 Silas Demary Jr. Steal. 63 - 66
2nd 0:04 RJ Luis Jr. Turnover. 63 - 66
2nd 0:10 Georgia Timeout 63 - 66

Statistics

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19-61 FG 24-49
31.1 Field Goal % 49.0
2-19 3PT 5-12
10.5 Three Point % 41.7
23-28 FT 13-16
82.1 Free Throw % 81.3
34 Rebounds 37
21 Offensive Rebounds 13
13 Defensive Rebounds 24
5 Assists 11
9 Steals 6
2 Blocks 10
15 Turnovers 24
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 24
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 15
8 Fast Break Points 7
26 Points in Paint 34
19 Fouls 24
3 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Imperial Arena

Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 419 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Marquette 2-0 - 11-2
Georgetown 2-0 - 10-2
St. John's 2-0 - 10-2
UConn 2-0 - 10-3
Creighton 1-1 1 8-5
Villanova 1-1 1 8-5
Providence 1-1 1 7-6
DePaul 0-2 2 8-4
Xavier 0-2 2 8-5
Butler 0-2 2 7-6
Seton Hall 0-2 2 5-8

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 0-0 - 12-0
Oklahoma 0-0 - 12-0
Tennessee 0-0 - 12-0
Auburn 0-0 - 11-1
Georgia 0-0 - 11-1
Ole Miss 0-0 - 11-1
Mississippi State 0-0 - 11-1
Vanderbilt 0-0 - 11-1
Alabama 0-0 - 10-2
Arkansas 0-0 - 10-2
Kentucky 0-0 - 10-2
LSU 0-0 - 10-2
Missouri 0-0 - 10-2
Texas 0-0 - 10-2
Texas A&M 0-0 - 10-2
South Carolina 0-0 - 9-3
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