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FINAL/OT
Jan 22, 2025

Game Recap

No. 20 St. John's rallies past Xavier 79-71 in overtime behind Ejiofor and Richmond. Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 16 points in overtime and No. 20 St. John's erased a 16-point deficit in the second half to rally past Xavier 79-71 on Wednesday night.

Box Score

12OTT
XAV4025671
SJU30351479
Xavier Musketeers logoXAVIERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32Zach Freemantle386-140-32-254142514
3Dailyn Swain326-80-04-455012016
7Ryan Conwell407-194-93-331202221
20Dayvion McKnight402-111-24-61630249
1Marcus Foster363-63-50-07220239
4John Hugley IV70-00-00-01100110
11Cam Fletcher00-00-00-00000010
2Jerome Hunter190-10-02-32121212
21Dante Maddox Jr.130-10-10-00000020
TOTAL24-6040.0%8-2040.0%15-1883.3%2420106131971
St Johns Red Storm logoST. JOHN'SMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Zuby Ejiofor397-110-12-581102316
0Aaron Scott331-30-13-31101055
12RJ Luis Jr.375-130-26-672106216
1Kadary Richmond449-170-01-275310219
7Simeon Wilcher395-101-45-623124316
17Ruben Prey170-20-20-06010120
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo30-10-12-20000012
8Vince Iwuchukwu61-10-03-31001015
31Lefteris Liotopoulos00-00-00-00000000
11Jaiden Glover70-20-10-00100000
TOTAL28-6046.7%1-128.3%22-2781.5%321375131979

Play-by-Play

1st halfxavsju
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (19:33) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (19:33) Simeon Wilcher made Free Throw.
    01
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (19:33) Simeon Wilcher made Free Throw.
    02
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (19:04) Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
    22
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:43) Kadary Richmond missed Layup.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (18:43) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (18:24) Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    42
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:01) RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:59) Marcus Foster Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:47) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:45) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:37) Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:34) Marcus Foster Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (17:29) Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
    72
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:00) RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:00) Dailyn Swain Block.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:00) Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (16:44) Ryan Conwell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:42) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:30) Ruben Prey Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (16:30) Zach Freemantle Steal.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (16:18) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:18) Ruben Prey Steal.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:12) Aaron Scott missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:10) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:09) Zuby Ejiofor missed Layup.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (16:09) Zach Freemantle Block.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:08) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (16:06) Simeon Wilcher made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
    74
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (15:49) Zach Freemantle Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (15:49) Kadary Richmond Steal.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (15:41) Foul on Zach Freemantle.
  • (15:41) Official TV Timeout
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (15:41) Zuby Ejiofor missed Free Throw.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (15:41) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (15:41) Zuby Ejiofor missed Free Throw.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (15:39) Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (15:13) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (15:10) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (14:56) Zuby Ejiofor Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (14:56) Jerome Hunter Steal.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (14:34) Ryan Conwell missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (14:33) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (14:13) Kadary Richmond made Layup. Assisted by Simeon Wilcher.
    76
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (14:00) Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (13:59) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (13:44) Zuby Ejiofor missed Layup.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (13:41) John Hugley IV Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (13:26) Foul on Jerome Hunter.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (13:26) Jerome Hunter Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (13:05) Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (13:05) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (13:04) Foul on John Hugley IV.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (13:04) Vince Iwuchukwu made Free Throw.
    77
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (13:04) Vince Iwuchukwu made Free Throw.
    78
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (12:48) Ryan Conwell made Layup. Assisted by John Hugley IV.
    98
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (12:24) Vince Iwuchukwu made Layup.
    910
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (12:24) Foul on Marcus Foster.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (12:24) Vince Iwuchukwu made Free Throw.
    911
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (12:06) Foul on RJ Luis Jr..
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (11:49) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (11:48) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
  • (11:48) Official TV Timeout
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (11:35) Jaiden Glover missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (11:32) Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (11:27) Marcus Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.
    1211
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (11:06) Simeon Wilcher missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (11:04) Simeon Wilcher Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (11:04) Simeon Wilcher Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (11:04) Dayvion McKnight Steal.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (10:43) Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:41) Vince Iwuchukwu Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:33) Kadary Richmond missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:28) Kadary Richmond Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (10:27) Kadary Richmond made Layup.
    1213
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:14) Foul on Vince Iwuchukwu.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (10:14) Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.
    1313
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (10:14) Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.
    1413
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +3 (9:55) Simeon Wilcher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Luis Jr..
    1416
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (9:48) Dailyn Swain missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (9:48) Vince Iwuchukwu Block.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (9:48) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (9:42) Marcus Foster missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (9:42) Aaron Scott Block.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (9:42) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (9:35) Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.
    1616
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (9:17) Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (9:14) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (9:07) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (9:05) RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (8:56) RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (8:54) Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (8:54) Aaron Scott made Layup.
    1618
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (8:30) Dailyn Swain made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    1818
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (8:05) Simeon Wilcher Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (8:05) Marcus Foster Steal.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (7:59) Ryan Conwell missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (7:59) Kadary Richmond Block.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (7:56) Marcus Foster Offensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (7:50) Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.
    2118
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (7:32) RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (7:29) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (7:20) Dailyn Swain made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    2318
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (7:19) St. John's Timeout
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (6:59) Simeon Wilcher made Layup.
    2320
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (6:34) Ryan Conwell made Layup.
    2520
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (6:21) Simeon Wilcher missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:19) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:08) John Hugley IV Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (6:08) Kadary Richmond Steal.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (5:56) Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
    2522
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (5:26) Foul on Aaron Scott.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (5:10) Foul on Ruben Prey.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (5:10) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    2622
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (5:10) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    2722
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (4:53) Ruben Prey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (4:50) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (4:45) Dailyn Swain made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Conwell.
    2922
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (4:29) RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (4:26) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (4:07) Kadary Richmond made Jumper. Assisted by Simeon Wilcher.
    2924
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (3:47) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
  • (3:47) Official TV Timeout
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (3:47) Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.
    3024
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (3:47) Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.
    3124
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (3:33) Zuby Ejiofor made Dunk. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
    3126
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (3:19) Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Hunter.
    3326
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (3:07) RJ Luis Jr. Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (3:07) Ryan Conwell Steal.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (3:05) Ryan Conwell missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (3:05) Simeon Wilcher Block.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (3:05) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (2:59) Foul on Sadiku Ibine Ayo.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (2:49) Foul on Aaron Scott.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (2:49) Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.
    3426
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (2:49) Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.
    3526
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (2:33) Kadary Richmond missed Layup.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (2:33) Jerome Hunter Block.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (2:30) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (2:22) Ryan Conwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.
    3826
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (1:59) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (1:56) Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (1:55) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (1:30) Foul on Simeon Wilcher.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (1:30) Ryan Conwell made Free Throw.
    3926
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (1:30) Ryan Conwell made Free Throw.
    4026
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (1:06) Zuby Ejiofor made Jumper. Assisted by Jaiden Glover.
    4028
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (0:47) Dailyn Swain Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (0:26) Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (0:23) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (0:17) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (0:17) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Free Throw.
    4029
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (0:17) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Free Throw.
    4030
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (0:02) Ryan Conwell missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (0:00) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (0:00) Ruben Prey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (0:00) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half
Overtime

Team Stats

71Points79
24-60(40%)Field Goal(%)28-60(46.7%)
8-20(40%)3-Point(%)1-12(8.3%)
15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)
30(9)Rebounds(Offensive)37(11)
20Assists13
10Steals7
6Blocks5
14Turnovers14
19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)
16Largest Lead8

Game Details

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY
attendance: 14,545 (259.6%)
tv: FS1
spread: SJU -6.5
over/under: 148.5