
Xavier Musketeers at St. John's Red Storm
· NCAA Men's BasketballNo. 20 St. John's rallies past Xavier 79-71 in overtime behind Ejiofor and Richmond
Kadary Richmond had a season-high 19 points for the Red Storm (17-3, 8-1 Big East). They have won six straight and 12 of 13 in their second season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino.
Returning to the AP Top 25 this week with its highest ranking in a decade, St. John's regained sole possession of first place in the conference standings — a half-game ahead of No. 10 Marquette.
RJ Luis Jr. scored all 16 of his points after halftime, and Simeon Wilcher also finished with 16 for the Red Storm. Richmond added seven rebounds, five assists and three steals — with no turnovers in 44 minutes — before a boisterous crowd of 14,545 at Madison Square Garden.
Ryan Conwell had 21 points for the Musketeers (12-8, 4-5), who had won three in a row. Dailyn Swain scored 16 before exiting with a sprained ankle late in the second half.
St. John's point guard Deivon Smith sat out for the second time in three games with an ailing right shoulder he injured during a Jan. 11 victory over Villanova.
St. John's: Looking for its first Big East regular-season title since 1992 under coach Lou Carnesecca. The program is off to its best start since opening 20-2 in 1985-86, and the Red Storm are 8-1 in Big East play for the first time since 1999.
St. John's: At old rival Georgetown next Tuesday night. St. John's rallied from 15 down to beat the Hoyas 63-58 at MSG on Jan. 14.
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Recent Plays
3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 79 |
3rd 0:03 | Simeon Wilcher Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 79 |
3rd 0:07 | Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper. | 71 - 79 |
3rd 0:17 | RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw. | 71 - 79 |
3rd 0:17 | RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw. | 71 - 78 |
Statistics
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24-60 | FG | 28-60 |
40.0 | Field Goal % | 46.7 |
8-20 | 3PT | 1-12 |
40.0 | Three Point % | 8.3 |
15-18 | FT | 22-27 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 81.5 |
30 | Rebounds | 37 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
20 | Assists | 13 |
10 | Steals | 7 |
6 | Blocks | 5 |
14 | Turnovers | 14 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
24 | Points in Paint | 48 |
19 | Fouls | 19 |
16 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 14,545 | Capacity:
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 | 21-14 |
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 |