St John's (65) vs UConn (69) · Dec 23, 2023 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Dec 23, 2023

Game Recap

Johnson and Newton lead No. 5 UConn to a 69-65 win over St. John's in Big East home opener. Samson Johnson made the most of his second start at UConn, helping the Huskies to their first conference win of the season.

Box Score

	1	2	T
SJU	32	33	65
CONN	26	43	69

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Glenn Taylor Jr.	21	2-4	1-1	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	4	7
11Joel Soriano	29	4-5	0-0	6-7	11	0	0	3	1	4	14
8Chris Ledlum	33	3-8	1-3	1-4	8	2	2	0	1	5	8
5Daniss Jenkins	37	4-13	1-6	4-4	2	4	1	0	2	1	13
4Nahiem Alleyne	24	1-6	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4	2
24Zuby Ejiofor	11	0-1	0-0	4-5	4	2	0	1	0	1	4
55Drissa Traore	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
21RJ Luis Jr.	18	2-5	0-0	2-4	3	0	2	0	2	2	6
30Sean Conway	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jordan Dingle	22	3-8	1-5	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9
TOTAL		20-5238.5%	4-1822.2%	21-2875.0%	34	9	6	5	6	22	65

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	30	3-8	1-4	2-2	3	2	1	0	0	4	9
35Samson Johnson	30	7-10	0-0	2-2	4	1	1	1	1	4	16
5Stephon Castle	26	3-10	0-1	2-3	7	2	0	0	1	4	8
2Tristen Newton	38	4-14	1-6	6-9	9	6	0	0	1	2	15
12Cam Spencer	36	5-9	2-4	3-4	5	2	1	0	3	2	15
24Youssouf Singare	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
1Solo Ball	14	1-2	1-2	0-2	0	1	2	0	0	1	3
10Hassan Diarra	20	0-2	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	3	1


TOTAL		24-5642.9%	5-1827.8%	16-2466.7%	31	15	5	1	8	20	69

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfsjuconn

(19:40) Daniss Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:36) Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.
(19:13) Cam Spencer missed Layup.
(19:10) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:10) Samson Johnson made Dunk.
02
(18:45) Nahiem Alleyne missed Jumper.
(18:42) Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Stephon Castle missed Layup.
(18:13) Glenn Taylor Jr. Block.
(18:09) Joel Soriano Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Chris Ledlum missed Layup.
(17:59) Chris Ledlum Offensive Rebound.
(17:56) Daniss Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:53) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Samson Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
04
(17:02) Glenn Taylor Jr. missed Layup.
(17:02) Samson Johnson Block.
(16:58) Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:35) Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
06
(16:18) Foul on Stephon Castle.
(16:18) Chris Ledlum missed Free Throw.
(16:18) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
+1 (16:18) Chris Ledlum made Free Throw.
16
(15:59) Official TV Timeout
(15:53) Stephon Castle Turnover.
(15:39) Daniss Jenkins missed Jumper.
(15:36) Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:22) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Cam Spencer.
18
+2 (15:03) Chris Ledlum made Layup.
38
(14:32) Stephon Castle missed Layup.
(14:29) Joel Soriano Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Chris Ledlum Turnover.
(14:10) Alex Karaban Steal.
(13:52) Foul on Glenn Taylor Jr..
+3 (13:44) Solomon Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
311
+3 (13:23) Chris Ledlum made Three Point Jumper.
611
(13:08) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:05) Joel Soriano Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:53) Jordan Dingle made Jumper.
811
(12:23) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
(12:23) Chris Ledlum Steal.
+2 (12:14) Joel Soriano made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Dingle.
1011
(11:44) Samson Johnson missed Jumper.
(11:42) Joel Soriano Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) Foul on RJ Luis Jr..
(11:30) RJ Luis Jr. Turnover.
(11:30) Official TV Timeout
(11:03) Alex Karaban missed Layup.
(11:01) Joel Soriano Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Foul on Cam Spencer.
+1 (10:53) Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
1111
+1 (10:53) Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
1211
+2 (10:24) Samson Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Solomon Ball.
1213
(10:12) Foul on Stephon Castle.
(10:07) Jordan Dingle missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:03) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:58) Tristen Newton made Layup.
1215
+2 (9:41) Jordan Dingle made Layup.
1415
+2 (9:20) Cam Spencer made Jumper.
1417
(9:09) Nahiem Alleyne missed Jumper.
(9:06) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(9:06) Foul on Samson Johnson.
+1 (9:06) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
1517
+1 (9:06) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
1617
(8:53) Tristen Newton missed Jumper.
(8:53) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(8:50) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Jordan Dingle missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:42) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Foul on Drissa Traore.
(8:33) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:30) Nahiem Alleyne Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Nahiem Alleyne missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:21) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on Daniss Jenkins.
(7:56) Alex Karaban missed Layup.
(7:54) Drissa Traore Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Daniss Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:45) Nahiem Alleyne Offensive Rebound.
(7:45) Official TV Timeout
+2 (7:29) Drissa Traore made Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
1817
(7:06) Samson Johnson Turnover.
(7:06) Glenn Taylor Jr. Steal.
(7:00) Foul on Solomon Ball.
(6:58) Drissa Traore missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:55) Nahiem Alleyne Offensive Rebound.
(6:49) Nahiem Alleyne missed Jumper.
(6:47) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(6:41) Solomon Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:37) Glenn Taylor Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:28) Nahiem Alleyne made Jumper.
2017
(6:21) Foul on Nahiem Alleyne.
(5:57) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:53) Chris Ledlum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:47) Joel Soriano made Layup. Assisted by Daniss Jenkins.
2217
(5:34) UConn Timeout
(5:20) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:15) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:03) Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
2219
(4:45) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (4:45) Joel Soriano made Free Throw.
2319
+1 (4:45) Joel Soriano made Free Throw.
2419
+2 (4:26) Cam Spencer made Jumper.
2421
(4:06) Chris Ledlum missed Layup.
(4:06) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Foul on Joel Soriano.
+2 (3:45) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Stephon Castle.
2423
+2 (3:21) Joel Soriano made Layup. Assisted by Daniss Jenkins.
2623
(2:44) Stephon Castle missed Jumper.
(2:41) Chris Ledlum Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Foul on Samson Johnson.
(2:28) Official TV Timeout
(2:28) Joel Soriano missed Free Throw.
(2:27) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Cam Spencer missed Layup.
(2:13) Cam Spencer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:12) Cam Spencer made Layup.
2625
+2 (2:06) RJ Luis Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Daniss Jenkins.
2825
(1:34) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:31) Daniss Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
(1:25) Joel Soriano Offensive Rebound.
(1:25) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (1:25) Joel Soriano made Free Throw.
2925
+1 (1:25) Joel Soriano made Free Throw.
3025
(1:25) St. John's Timeout
(1:00) Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
(0:58) Chris Ledlum Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Chris Ledlum missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:48) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Foul on Chris Ledlum.
(0:41) Tristen Newton missed Free Throw.
(0:41) UConn Offensive Rebound.
+1 (0:41) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
3026
+2 (0:34) Daniss Jenkins made Layup.
3226
(0:04) Tristen Newton Turnover.
(0:04) Daniss Jenkins Steal.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

SJU

CONN

65Points69

20-52(38.5%)Field Goal(%)24-56(42.9%)

4-18(22.2%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

21-28(75%)Free Throw(%)16-24(66.7%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)

9Assists15

6Steals5

5Blocks1

6Turnovers8

22(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

8Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, December 23, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT

attendance: 15,684 (154.3%)

tv: FOX

spread: CONN -11.5

over/under: 147.5