Butler Bulldogs vs. St. John's Red Storm

Mar 13, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	26	31	57
SJU	37	41	78

Game Recap

RJ Luis Jr. scores 20 as No. 6 St. John's blows out Butler 78-57 to reach Big East semifinals. RJ Luis Jr. scored 20 points and No. 6 St. John's romped to a 78-57 blowout of Butler in their Big East Tournament quarterfinal Thursday.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Boden Kapke	27	3-6	2-5	0-3	6	0	0	0	0	1	8
11Jahmyl Telfort	29	3-10	1-5	4-6	4	3	2	0	4	4	11
21Pierre Brooks II	28	1-10	0-5	3-3	5	1	1	0	2	1	5
22Patrick McCaffery	32	6-10	4-7	0-0	2	2	1	1	1	1	16
13Finley Bizjack	19	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	0	10
23Andre Screen	13	1-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	1	1	1	3
1Evan Haywood	11	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
3Ethan McComb	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Landon Moore	18	0-1	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2
12Kolby King	21	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	1	2	3	0
TOTAL	-	19-5534.5%	9-3030.0%	10-1662.5%	29	11	5	3	13	11	57

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Zuby Ejiofor	26	2-4	0-0	0-1	7	2	0	0	2	3	4
12RJ Luis Jr.	31	8-18	2-3	2-2	7	0	1	1	2	2	20
0Aaron Scott	22	6-10	3-6	0-0	4	1	5	0	0	4	15
1Kadary Richmond	29	7-13	0-2	1-1	8	9	1	1	2	0	15
7Simeon Wilcher	30	2-8	0-4	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	0	4
17Ruben Prey	9	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	14	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	5
8Vince Iwuchukwu	12	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	6
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	15	3-5	0-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	0	6
5Deivon Smith	12	1-3	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	-	34-7247.2%	7-2035.0%	3-475.0%	44	18	9	2	9	19	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTSJU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
(19:35) Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:33) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.
(19:10) RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) RJ Luis Jr. Turnover.
(19:05) Pierre Brooks II Steal.
(18:54) Foul on Aaron Scott.
(18:39) Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.
(18:36) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.
+3 (18:27) Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
03
(18:04) Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:01) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:55) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(17:55) Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.
(17:49) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
(17:49) Zuby Ejiofor Turnover.
+3 (17:35) Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
33
+2 (17:18) Simeon Wilcher made Layup.
35
(17:02) Patrick McCaffery Turnover.
(17:02) RJ Luis Jr. Steal.
(16:57) RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
(16:54) Landon Moore Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:40) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
(16:29) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(16:07) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:04) Aaron Scott Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Zuby Ejiofor missed Jumper.
(15:52) Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:48) Kadary Richmond made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Scott.
37
(15:15) Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:13) Simeon Wilcher Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
(14:57) Patrick McCaffery Block.
(14:57) RJ Luis Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(14:57) Foul on Boden Kapke.
+1 (14:57) RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw.
38
+1 (14:57) RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw.
39
(14:40) Landon Moore Turnover.
(14:30) Aaron Scott missed Jumper.
(14:27) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(14:25) Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:22) Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:17) RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
312
(13:57) Andre Screen Turnover.
+2 (13:46) Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
314
(13:46) Foul on Kolby King.
+1 (13:46) Kadary Richmond made Free Throw.
315
(13:42) Foul on Aaron Scott.
(13:31) Foul on Deivon Smith.
(13:29) Foul on Deivon Smith.
(13:25) Landon Moore missed Jumper.
(13:22) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
(13:11) Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Butler Turnover.
+3 (12:29) RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
318
(11:57) Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:53) Kolby King Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:42) Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
518
(11:27) Kadary Richmond Turnover.
+2 (10:58) Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.
718
(10:32) RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
(10:29) Landon Moore Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Kolby King missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:22) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:16) Boden Kapke Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:02) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:53) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Three Point Jumper.
721
(9:32) Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:30) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Foul on Kolby King.
(9:15) Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:15) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.
(8:56) Boden Kapke Offensive Rebound.
(8:42) Foul on Ruben Prey.
+1 (8:42) Jahmyl Telfort made Free Throw.
821
(8:41) Jahmyl Telfort missed Free Throw.
(8:40) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:22) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Jumper. Assisted by Lefteris Liotopoulos.
823
(8:22) Foul on Pierre Brooks II.
(8:18) Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:16) Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:09) Simeon Wilcher made Layup.
825
+2 (7:44) Finley Bizjack made Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks II.
1025
(7:24) Ruben Prey missed Jumper.
(7:21) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:21) Zuby Ejiofor made Layup.
1027
+3 (7:00) Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
1327
(6:45) Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:42) Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
(6:42) Ruben Prey missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(6:40) Boden Kapke Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:25) Lefteris Liotopoulos Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Foul on Ruben Prey.
(6:25) Boden Kapke missed Free Throw.
(6:23) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:07) Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
1329
+3 (5:41) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.
1629
+2 (5:25) Lefteris Liotopoulos made Jumper.
1631
+3 (5:03) Boden Kapke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
1931
(4:47) Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:44) Patrick McCaffery Defensive Rebound.
(4:27) Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:24) Boden Kapke Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:23) Boden Kapke made Layup.
2131
(4:07) Zuby Ejiofor missed Jumper.
(4:05) Pierre Brooks II Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Pierre Brooks II Turnover.
(4:04) Lefteris Liotopoulos Steal.
+2 (3:59) Lefteris Liotopoulos made Layup.
2133
(3:39) Finley Bizjack missed Layup.
(3:39) Kadary Richmond Block.
(3:36) Simeon Wilcher Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) Simeon Wilcher missed Jumper.
(3:31) Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:20) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
(2:48) Patrick McCaffery Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:32) Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
2433
+2 (2:06) Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
2435
(1:36) Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.
(1:36) Kadary Richmond Steal.
+2 (1:30) Lefteris Liotopoulos made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
2437
(0:58) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:55) Lefteris Liotopoulos Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Foul on Andre Screen.
(0:46) Zuby Ejiofor missed Free Throw.
(0:45) Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.
(0:35) Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.
(0:21) Vince Iwuchukwu missed Jumper.
(0:21) Andre Screen Block.
(0:18) Vince Iwuchukwu Offensive Rebound.
(0:16) Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:13) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Foul on RJ Luis Jr..
+1 (0:04) Pierre Brooks II made Free Throw.
2537
+1 (0:04) Pierre Brooks II made Free Throw.
2637
(0:01) Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
(0:00) Pierre Brooks II Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

SJU

57Points78

19-55(34.5%)Field Goal(%)34-72(47.2%)

9-30(30.0%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

10-16(62.5%)Free Throw(%)3-4(75.0%)

34(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

11Assists18

5Steals9

3Blocks2

15Turnovers9

11(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

0Largest Lead23

Game Details

Thursday, March 13, 2025 · 12:00 PM

Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY

attendance: 19,812 (353.7%)

tv: Peacock