St. John's Red Storm vs. Xavier Musketeers

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SJU	37	51	88
XAV	49	34	83

Game Recap

Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83 victory over Xavier and son, Richard. Dylan Darling hit a 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds left and Ruben Prey had a putback layup with 13 seconds left as St. John’s rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83, .

Player Stats

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	38	7-8	0-0	3-4	7	6	4	0	3	1	17
24Zuby Ejiofor	31	4-11	0-0	5-9	11	4	3	2	2	5	13
23Bryce Hopkins	37	7-17	1-3	3-5	8	1	1	0	0	1	18
4Oziyah Sellers	24	2-5	0-3	3-3	1	1	0	1	1	2	7
11Ian Jackson	26	6-11	3-5	1-2	4	2	0	0	2	0	16
17Ruben Prey	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2
5Kelvin Odih	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
3Joson Sanon	13	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
0Dylan Darling	17	4-8	3-5	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	2	11
TOTAL	-	33-6848.5%	7-1838.9%	15-2365.2%	36	17	8	3	9	17	88

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Filip Borovicanin	32	3-13	0-3	3-3	10	6	2	0	2	4	9
24Jovan Milicevic	31	5-8	1-3	3-3	3	0	2	1	2	5	14
12Tre Carroll	35	12-22	3-5	4-6	3	2	1	4	4	3	31
3All Wright	18	0-0	0-0	4-4	3	3	0	0	0	0	4
1Malik Messina-Moore	36	6-12	4-8	2-3	4	5	1	0	2	2	18
22Pape N'Diaye	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
21Anthony Robinson	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0
0Roddie Anderson III	17	2-5	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	0	4
7Isaiah Walker	18	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	9-2142.9%	16-1984.2%	30	20	7	8	12	21	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSJUXAV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Xavier.
(19:36) Zuby Ejiofor misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:32) All Wright Defensive Rebound.
(19:26) Tre Carroll misses 18-foot jumper.
(19:23) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Foul on Filip Borovicanin.
(19:14) Dillon Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:14) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:14) Dillon Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2.
10
(19:05) Foul on Oziyah Sellers.
+2 (19:02) Malik Messina-Moore makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Filip Borovicanin assists).
12
+2 (18:41) Oziyah Sellers makes 20-foot jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists).
32
(18:34) Filip Borovicanin out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:16) Bryce Hopkins makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
52
+3 (18:04) Jovan Milicevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (All Wright assists).
55
+3 (17:46) Ian Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
85
(17:27) Malik Messina-Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:24) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Bryce Hopkins misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:10) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Filip Borovicanin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:52) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(16:34) Ian Jackson bad pass turnover.
(16:34) Filip Borovicanin Steal.
(16:30) Filip Borovicanin misses driving layup.
(16:27) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:21) Dillon Mitchell makes driving layup.
105
+2 (16:09) Tre Carroll makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
107
+2 (15:50) Ian Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Oziyah Sellers assists).
127
+2 (15:21) Tre Carroll makes 13-foot jumper (Filip Borovicanin assists).
129
+3 (14:58) Ian Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
159
(14:33) Tre Carroll bad pass turnover.
(14:33) Dillon Mitchell Steal.
+3 (14:26) Ian Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists).
189
+2 (14:02) Tre Carroll makes driving layup (Malik Messina-Moore assists).
1811
(13:43) Dillon Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:24) Tre Carroll misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:21) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:15) Ian Jackson makes driving layup.
2011
+3 (13:05) Malik Messina-Moore makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Carroll assists).
2014
(13:05) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+1 (13:05) Malik Messina-Moore makes free throw 1 of 1.
2015
(12:58) Dillon Mitchell bad pass turnover.
(12:58) Tre Carroll Steal.
(12:42) Tre Carroll misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:39) Foul on Pape N'Diaye.
(12:20) Joson Sanon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:16) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Foul on Kelvin Odih.
+1 (12:10) Jovan Milicevic makes free throw 1 of 3.
2016
+1 (12:10) Jovan Milicevic makes free throw 2 of 3.
2017
+1 (12:10) Jovan Milicevic makes free throw 3 of 3.
2018
+2 (11:55) Joson Sanon makes 21-foot jumper (Ian Jackson assists).
2218
+2 (11:47) Jovan Milicevic makes layup (Roddie Anderson III assists).
2220
+2 (11:32) Kelvin Odih makes driving layup.
2420
+3 (11:26) Malik Messina-Moore makes 28-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Walker assists).
2423
(11:17) Foul on Pape N'Diaye.
+1 (11:17) Ian Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2523
(11:17) Ian Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:17) Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:06) Tre Carroll makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Walker assists).
2526
(10:43) Ian Jackson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:40) Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:23) Jovan Milicevic makes layup.
2528
+2 (9:55) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup (Dillon Mitchell assists).
2728
(9:55) Foul on Tre Carroll.
(9:55) Zuby Ejiofor misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:55) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:32) Roddie Anderson III makes driving layup.
2730
(9:27) Oziyah Sellers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Tre Carroll misses layup.
(9:16) Filip Borovicanin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:13) Roddie Anderson III makes driving layup.
2732
(8:50) Zuby Ejiofor misses 8-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:47) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Jovan Milicevic misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(8:37) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Bryce Hopkins misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(8:24) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:15) Tre Carroll makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
2734
(8:01) Bryce Hopkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:58) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(7:54) Zuby Ejiofor misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(7:50) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Roddie Anderson III misses driving layup.
(7:48) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(7:45) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(7:40) Oziyah Sellers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:37) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(7:35) Bryce Hopkins misses 4-foot jumper.
(7:32) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Filip Borovicanin misses layup.
(7:25) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Oziyah Sellers bad pass turnover.
(7:23) Isaiah Walker Steal.
(7:16) Roddie Anderson III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:14) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:14) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
+2 (7:00) Filip Borovicanin makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
2736
(6:37) Ruben Prey misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:33) Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Tre Carroll misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:22) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Ian Jackson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists).
2936
(5:55) Malik Messina-Moore misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
(5:53) Xavier Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Xavier retains its timeout.
(5:47) Malik Messina-Moore bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Dillon Mitchell Steal.
+2 (5:43) Dillon Mitchell makes 0-foot dunk.
3136
(5:34) Foul on Anthony Robinson.
(5:34) Anthony Robinson turnover.
(5:12) Bryce Hopkins misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:09) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Foul on Ruben Prey.
+1 (5:03) Filip Borovicanin makes free throw 1 of 2.
3137
+1 (5:03) Filip Borovicanin makes free throw 2 of 2.
3138
(4:39) Ruben Prey misses layup.
(4:35) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Filip Borovicanin misses 9-foot hook shot.
(4:26) Oziyah Sellers Block.
(4:22) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
(4:13) Bryce Hopkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:09) All Wright Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Filip Borovicanin misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:01) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Ian Jackson misses driving layup.
(3:53) Tre Carroll Block.
(3:50) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:27) Isaiah Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Messina-Moore assists).
3141
(3:12) Ian Jackson bad pass turnover.
(2:58) Jovan Milicevic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:56) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Joson Sanon misses driving layup.
(2:50) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:50) Zuby Ejiofor makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3341
+3 (2:29) Malik Messina-Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (All Wright assists).
3344
(2:19) Ian Jackson misses layup.
(2:19) Tre Carroll Block.
(2:16) All Wright Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:11) Malik Messina-Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (All Wright assists).
3347
(1:54) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
+1 (1:54) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 2.
3447
+1 (1:54) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
3547
(1:29) Malik Messina-Moore misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:29) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(1:26) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:19) Bryce Hopkins makes 15-foot jumper (Dylan Darling assists).
3747
(0:55) Tre Carroll misses driving layup.
(0:53) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Bryce Hopkins misses driving layup.
(0:50) Jovan Milicevic Block.
(0:49) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(0:46) Joson Sanon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:44) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:37) Tre Carroll makes driving layup.
3749
(0:28) Foul on Anthony Robinson.
(0:28) Zuby Ejiofor misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:28) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Filip Borovicanin bad pass turnover.
(0:06) Zuby Ejiofor Steal.
(0:02) Bryce Hopkins misses driving layup.
(0:01) Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SJU

XAV

88Points83

33-68(48.5%)Field Goal(%)29-61(47.5%)

7-18(38.9%)3-Point(%)9-21(42.9%)

15-23(65.2%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

39(13)Rebounds(Offensive)32(5)

17Assists20

8Steals7

3Blocks8

10Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

9Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 10,399 (101.7%)

tv: truTV

spread: SJU -8.5

over/under: 159.5