Marquette Golden Eagles vs. St. John's Red Storm

Mar 14, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MARQ	37	26	63
SJU	35	44	79

Game Recap

Ejiofor powers No. 6 St. John's past No. 25 Marquette 79-63 into 1st Big East final since 2000. Zuby Ejiofor scored a career-high 33 points, a St. John's record in the Big East Tournament, and the <a...

Player Stats

MARQUETTE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Ben Gold	22	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	3	0
23David Joplin	32	3-12	1-7	2-2	9	2	2	1	6	1	9
2Chase Ross	25	3-7	1-3	1-2	3	1	4	0	3	4	8
1Kam Jones	37	10-22	3-12	1-2	7	2	0	0	3	3	24
4Stevie Mitchell	32	2-6	1-2	6-8	4	0	1	0	1	1	11
35Caedin Hamilton	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Royce Parham	19	1-4	0-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	1	2
10Damarius Owens	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
7Zaide Lowery	22	3-6	0-2	1-4	6	0	0	2	2	2	7
5Tre Norman	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
TOTAL	-	23-5939.0%	6-2920.7%	11-1861.1%	39	6	8	3	17	19	63

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Zuby Ejiofor	38	11-15	0-2	11-12	9	3	1	0	1	2	33
12RJ Luis Jr.	37	4-18	0-3	5-7	7	2	2	0	1	3	13
0Aaron Scott	35	4-12	3-8	0-0	4	1	1	0	3	3	11
1Kadary Richmond	36	5-10	0-0	2-5	10	6	3	1	2	2	12
7Simeon Wilcher	24	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	3	3	7
17Ruben Prey	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
8Vince Iwuchukwu	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Deivon Smith	21	1-6	1-3	0-1	2	3	1	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	28-6741.8%	5-1827.8%	18-2572.0%	34	17	10	1	10	17	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMARQSJU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Marquette.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by St. John's.
(19:37) Kam Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:35) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:15) Stevie Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Chase Ross Turnover.
(18:55) Simeon Wilcher Steal.
(18:45) RJ Luis Jr. Turnover.
(18:45) Chase Ross Steal.
+2 (18:37) David Joplin made Layup.
20
(18:19) Foul on Ben Gold.
(18:11) RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:08) Stevie Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Stevie Mitchell Turnover.
(17:56) Kadary Richmond Steal.
(17:47) RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
(17:44) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(17:44) Zuby Ejiofor missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(17:44) Kadary Richmond Offensive Rebound.
(17:39) Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
(17:35) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
(17:26) David Joplin missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:23) Marquette Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:22) Kam Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Ross.
50
+2 (17:04) Zuby Ejiofor made Jumper.
52
+3 (16:54) Kam Jones made Three Point Jumper.
82
+3 (16:37) Simeon Wilcher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
85
+2 (16:20) Kam Jones made Layup.
105
(16:15) Kadary Richmond Turnover.
(16:15) Chase Ross Steal.
+2 (16:05) Kam Jones made Layup.
125
(15:55) Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:53) Ben Gold Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Foul on Simeon Wilcher.
+1 (15:47) Stevie Mitchell made Free Throw.
135
+1 (15:47) Stevie Mitchell made Free Throw.
145
+2 (15:19) Kadary Richmond made Layup.
147
(14:53) David Joplin missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:50) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) Kadary Richmond made Layup. Assisted by Simeon Wilcher.
149
+3 (14:33) Chase Ross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kam Jones.
179
(14:17) RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:14) Kam Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:07) Kam Jones made Three Point Jumper.
209
(13:47) Simeon Wilcher Turnover.
(13:47) David Joplin Steal.
(13:45) Foul on Aaron Scott.
+1 (13:45) David Joplin made Free Throw.
219
+1 (13:45) David Joplin made Free Throw.
229
(13:28) Kadary Richmond Turnover.
(13:28) Foul on Kadary Richmond.
(13:28) Royce Parham Steal.
(12:56) Zaide Lowery missed Layup.
(12:54) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
(12:50) David Joplin Block.
(12:44) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(12:44) Zuby Ejiofor missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(12:44) Stevie Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:42) David Joplin made Layup.
249
+3 (12:27) Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
2412
(12:19) David Joplin missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:17) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:04) RJ Luis Jr. made Layup.
2414
(12:04) Foul on Chase Ross.
+1 (12:04) RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw.
2415
(11:52) Chase Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:49) RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:42) Zuby Ejiofor made Dunk. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
2417
(11:24) Chase Ross Turnover.
(11:24) Aaron Scott Steal.
(11:21) Aaron Scott Turnover.
(11:21) Chase Ross Steal.
(11:15) David Joplin Turnover.
(10:49) Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:44) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(10:42) Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:40) Ben Gold Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Stevie Mitchell missed Layup.
(10:16) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Aaron Scott Turnover.
(10:03) David Joplin Steal.
+3 (9:40) Stevie Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Joplin.
2717
(9:24) Aaron Scott missed Jumper.
(9:22) Ben Gold Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Foul on Simeon Wilcher.
(8:58) Chase Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:53) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Foul on Chase Ross.
(8:31) RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:29) Kadary Richmond Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:29) Kadary Richmond made Layup.
2719
(8:29) Foul on Zaide Lowery.
+1 (8:29) Kadary Richmond made Free Throw.
2720
(8:26) Foul on Deivon Smith.
(8:24) Kam Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:21) RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Foul on Tre Norman.
+1 (8:17) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
2721
+1 (8:17) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
2722
+2 (8:03) Kam Jones made Layup.
2922
(7:53) Foul on Ben Gold.
+1 (7:53) RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw.
2923
+1 (7:53) RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw.
2924
(7:37) Kam Jones missed Jumper.
(7:35) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:31) Kadary Richmond made Layup.
2926
(6:58) Kam Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:57) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:57) Foul on Tre Norman.
(6:57) Zuby Ejiofor missed Free Throw.
(6:55) Kam Jones Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) David Joplin Turnover.
(6:49) Kadary Richmond Steal.
+2 (6:45) RJ Luis Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Sadiku Ibine Ayo.
2928
(6:45) Foul on Tre Norman.
(6:45) RJ Luis Jr. missed Free Throw.
(6:45) Zaide Lowery Defensive Rebound.
(6:28) Royce Parham missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:26) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Foul on Royce Parham.
(6:09) Deivon Smith missed Free Throw.
(6:07) Kam Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:57) Royce Parham made Jumper.
3128
(5:31) RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:28) Zaide Lowery Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Zaide Lowery missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:16) RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:11) Deivon Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
3131
+2 (4:58) Chase Ross made Layup. Assisted by Kam Jones.
3331
(4:34) Deivon Smith missed Layup.
(4:31) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) Zaide Lowery Turnover.
(4:11) Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:08) Kam Jones Defensive Rebound.
(3:48) Zaide Lowery missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:47) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) St. John's Turnover.
(2:57) Chase Ross missed Jumper.
(2:54) Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Kadary Richmond missed Layup.
(2:33) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:33) Zuby Ejiofor made Two Point Tip Shot.
3333
(2:18) Kam Jones Turnover.
(2:18) Zuby Ejiofor Steal.
(2:05) RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:03) David Joplin Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) David Joplin Turnover.
(1:55) Aaron Scott missed Jumper.
(1:52) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
(1:42) David Joplin Turnover.
+2 (1:27) Zuby Ejiofor made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
3335
(1:10) Kam Jones missed Layup.
(1:07) Zaide Lowery Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:07) Zaide Lowery made Two Point Tip Shot.
3535
(0:58) Zuby Ejiofor missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:55) Marquette Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:46) Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.
(0:30) Foul on RJ Luis Jr..
+1 (0:30) Stevie Mitchell made Free Throw.
3635
+1 (0:30) Stevie Mitchell made Free Throw.
3735
(0:01) Kadary Richmond missed Layup.
(0:00) Zaide Lowery Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Kam Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Marquette Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MARQ

SJU

63Points79

23-59(39.0%)Field Goal(%)28-67(41.8%)

6-29(20.7%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

11-18(61.1%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

40(7)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

6Assists17

8Steals10

3Blocks1

17Turnovers11

19(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

15Largest Lead19

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 6:30 PM

Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY

capacity: 5,602

tv: FOX