NCAAB

St. John's Red Storm at Providence Friars

· NCAA Men's Basketball
St. John's Red Storm
10-2, 1-0 Away
Final
72 - 70
Providence Friars
7-6, 6-1 Home

Ejiofor's last-second jumper lifts St. John's past Providence 72-70

Ejiofor also contributed 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (10-2, 2-0 Big East Conference). Deivon Smith scored 17 points, going 8 of 15 from the field. RJ Luis shot 5 for 13 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 11 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.

Bensley Joseph led the Friars (7-6, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and eight rebounds. Jayden Pierre added 16 points for Providence. Wesley Cardet Jr. also had 10 points.

Kadary Richmond scored eight points in the first half and St. John's went into the break trailing 42-29. Ejiofor scored 12 second-half points, including their game-winning shot.

St. John's next plays Saturday against Delaware at home, and Providence will host Marquette on Tuesday.

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Matchup Prediction

Providence: 32.7%
St. John's: 67.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 70
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 70
2nd 0:01 Zuby Ejiofor made Jumper. 72 - 70
2nd 0:01 Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound. 70 - 70
2nd 0:04 Deivon Smith missed Jumper. 70 - 70

Statistics

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29-73 FG 25-52
39.7 Field Goal % 48.1
3-18 3PT 7-19
16.7 Three Point % 36.8
11-26 FT 13-17
42.3 Free Throw % 76.5
39 Rebounds 43
18 Offensive Rebounds 7
21 Defensive Rebounds 36
11 Assists 6
12 Steals 1
6 Blocks 3
6 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 1
6 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 8
7 Fast Break Points 2
36 Points in Paint 36
16 Fouls 23
5 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Amica Mutual Pavilion

Location: Providence, RI
Attendance: 12,104 | 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
Full Standings