
Butler Bulldogs at St. John's Red Storm
· Big East Tournament - QuarterfinalRJ Luis Jr. scores 20 as No. 6 St. John's blows out Butler 78-57 to reach Big East semifinals
One game after posting the program's first triple-double this century, Kadary Richmond finished with 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Red Storm (28-4). Aaron Scott also scored 15 for St. John's, which has won seven straight games — and 17 of 18 since the new year.
Coming off the school's first outright Big East regular-season title in 40 years, the Johnnies hold the top seed at the conference tournament for the first time since 1986. They’ll play No. 25 Marquette in the first semifinal Friday night at Madison Square Garden, after the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles rallied for an 89-87 win over No. 4 seed Xavier.
After going 23 years without reaching the Big East semis, the Red Storm have made it twice in two seasons under 72-year-old Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino. The resurgent Johnnies are seeking their fourth Big East Tournament title and first since 2000.
Patrick McCaffery had 16 points to pace No. 9 seed Butler (14-19), a 75-69 winner over eighth-seeded Providence in the first round Wednesday. Finley Bizjack scored 10 before leaving early in the second half with an apparent ankle injury.
WNBA star Caitlin Clark, wearing a Butler baseball cap, sat just behind the scorers’ table near the team’s bench. Clark’s boyfriend is Bulldogs assistant coach Connor McCaffery, brother of Patrick.
Patrick McCaffery overcame thyroid cancer as a teenager and later took a leave of absence to address anxiety while playing for his father, Fran, at Iowa. After exiting his final college game, the redshirt senior forward cried on his brother's shoulder along the sideline.
St. John's: Improved to 19-0 at home, including 10-0 at MSG. The last time the Johnnies finished unbeaten at home was the 1931-32 season.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 78 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 78 |
2nd 0:07 | Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 78 |
2nd 0:09 | Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 78 |
2nd 0:27 | Vince Iwuchukwu made Dunk. Assisted by Deivon Smith. | 57 - 78 |
Statistics
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19-55 | FG | 34-72 |
34.5 | Field Goal % | 47.2 |
9-30 | 3PT | 7-20 |
30.0 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
10-16 | FT | 3-4 |
62.5 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
34 | Rebounds | 44 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
11 | Assists | 18 |
5 | Steals | 9 |
3 | Blocks | 2 |
15 | Turnovers | 9 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
0 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
18 | Points in Paint | 44 |
11 | Fouls | 19 |
0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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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 |