St. John's Red Storm vs. DePaul Blue Demons

FINAL

Feb 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
SJU	29	39	68
DEP	28	28	56

Game Recap

No. 22 St. John's overcomes shaky start to beat DePaul 68-56 for its 8th straight win. Zuby Ejiofor had 16 points and nine rebounds as No. 22 St. John’s beat DePaul 68-56 on Tuesday night for its eighth straight victory.

Player Stats

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	28	1-6	0-0	1-2	7	3	1	0	1	4	3
24Zuby Ejiofor	36	5-11	1-2	5-7	9	4	0	1	2	2	16
23Bryce Hopkins	34	5-11	1-2	4-9	6	1	2	0	0	4	15
4Oziyah Sellers	33	5-11	3-6	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	1	13
11Ian Jackson	25	3-11	1-4	1-2	1	2	2	0	1	1	8
17Ruben Prey	7	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	1	3	2
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Joson Sanon	12	2-5	0-3	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	5
0Dylan Darling	18	0-2	0-1	6-6	0	1	1	0	0	1	6
TOTAL	-	21-6035.0%	6-2030.0%	20-2969.0%	30	12	7	2	6	19	68

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Théo Pierre-Justin	22	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	3
35NJ Benson	23	3-4	0-0	1-3	6	0	0	1	2	2	7
11CJ Gunn	20	4-13	1-5	0-0	3	1	2	1	2	4	9
5RJ Smith	31	3-8	2-5	1-1	1	2	0	0	1	1	9
2Layden Blocker	30	3-8	0-1	7-8	5	2	1	2	4	5	13
1Kaleb Banks	14	0-1	0-1	3-4	3	1	1	0	0	2	3
15Fabián Flores	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
10Ilija Milijaševic	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Kruz McClure	16	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
0Brandon Maclin	26	2-10	0-1	3-4	9	1	0	1	1	5	7
TOTAL	-	18-5234.6%	5-2025.0%	15-2075.0%	33	8	4	7	11	22	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSJUDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by DePaul.
(19:41) Dillon Mitchell misses layup.
(19:39) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Layden Blocker misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:09) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Foul on NJ Benson.
(18:48) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:48) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:48) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
10
(18:31) CJ Gunn misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:29) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Zuby Ejiofor misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:07) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(17:53) Zuby Ejiofor misses driving layup.
(17:51) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) CJ Gunn misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(17:33) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Dillon Mitchell misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:24) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Ian Jackson makes driving layup.
30
(17:04) Layden Blocker misses driving layup.
(17:01) Layden Blocker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:01) Layden Blocker makes 0-foot tip in layup.
32
(16:36) Dillon Mitchell misses layup.
(16:33) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:22) Théo Pierre-Justin makes 25-foot three point jumper.
35
(16:02) Foul on CJ Gunn.
+1 (16:02) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
45
+1 (16:02) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
55
(15:38) RJ Smith misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(15:37) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:17) Zuby Ejiofor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Oziyah Sellers assists).
85
+2 (14:46) NJ Benson makes layup (Brandon Maclin assists).
87
(14:32) Ian Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:29) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(14:29) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
+1 (14:29) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 2.
97
+1 (14:29) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
107
(14:05) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
(14:05) NJ Benson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:05) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:05) NJ Benson makes free throw 2 of 2.
108
(13:35) Bryce Hopkins misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(13:34) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) CJ Gunn misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:06) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:50) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:42) CJ Gunn makes driving layup.
1010
(12:30) Joson Sanon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:27) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:17) CJ Gunn makes driving layup.
1012
(12:06) Dylan Darling misses driving layup.
(12:06) Layden Blocker Block.
(12:05) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(11:52) Ruben Prey misses 3-foot hook shot.
(11:52) CJ Gunn Block.
(11:48) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(11:48) Dillon Mitchell misses layup.
(11:47) Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
(11:47) Foul on CJ Gunn.
+2 (11:44) Joson Sanon makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Dylan Darling assists).
1212
+2 (11:21) Fabián Flores makes 1-foot dunk (RJ Smith assists).
1214
+2 (11:04) Bryce Hopkins makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1414
(10:48) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(10:36) Kruz McClure misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:33) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
(10:17) Brandon Maclin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:16) DePaul Offensive Rebound.
(10:13) team shot clock turnover .
(9:49) Oziyah Sellers traveling turnover.
(9:24) RJ Smith misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:23) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:23) Foul on Joson Sanon.
(9:13) Layden Blocker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:10) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:54) Joson Sanon makes driving layup.
1614
(8:54) Foul on RJ Smith.
+1 (8:54) Joson Sanon makes free throw 1 of 1.
1714
(8:34) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
+1 (8:34) Brandon Maclin makes free throw 1 of 2.
1715
(8:34) Brandon Maclin misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:32) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Ian Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:08) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Kruz McClure misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:59) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Oziyah Sellers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:44) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:32) Layden Blocker makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1717
(7:18) Ian Jackson misses driving layup.
(7:18) NJ Benson Block.
(7:17) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(7:10) Joson Sanon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:06) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+1 (7:02) Layden Blocker makes free throw 1 of 2.
1718
+1 (7:02) Layden Blocker makes free throw 2 of 2.
1719
(6:45) Foul on Kruz McClure.
+2 (6:35) Ian Jackson makes driving layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1919
(6:26) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(6:06) Lefteris Liotopoulos misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:04) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(6:01) Bryce Hopkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:58) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(5:49) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(5:47) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
(5:47) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:47) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:47) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:45) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:21) Kruz McClure makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1922
(4:52) Zuby Ejiofor misses 14-foot jumper.
(4:49) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) RJ Smith misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:20) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:20) team shot clock turnover .
(4:02) Ian Jackson misses driving layup.
(4:02) Fabián Flores Block.
(4:01) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:54) Bryce Hopkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
2222
(3:23) Layden Blocker misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:18) Layden Blocker Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:15) RJ Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2225
(3:02) Zuby Ejiofor bad pass turnover.
(3:02) Kaleb Banks Steal.
(2:54) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(2:51) Ilija Milijašević misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) Foul on Kaleb Banks.
+1 (2:44) Ruben Prey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2325
+1 (2:44) Ruben Prey makes free throw 2 of 2.
2425
+2 (2:18) Brandon Maclin makes layup (RJ Smith assists).
2427
(1:54) Zuby Ejiofor misses driving layup.
(1:50) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
(1:46) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(1:45) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
(1:45) Foul on Ruben Prey.
(1:45) Kaleb Banks misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:45) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:45) Kaleb Banks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2428
(1:30) Ruben Prey bad pass turnover.
(1:30) Layden Blocker Steal.
(1:12) Kaleb Banks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:09) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
(0:59) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(0:59) Ruben Prey Block.
(0:57) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:54) Oziyah Sellers makes 25-foot three pointer.
2728
(0:34) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(0:34) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
+2 (0:27) Bryce Hopkins makes driving layup.
2928
(0:01) Brandon Maclin misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:00) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) NJ Benson misses tip in layup.
(0:00) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SJU

DEP

68Points56

21-60(35.0%)Field Goal(%)18-52(34.6%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

20-29(69.0%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

36(15)Rebounds(Offensive)37(11)

12Assists8

7Steals4

2Blocks7

7Turnovers15

19(2)Fouls(Technical)23(2)

13Largest Lead4

Game Details

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 4,595 (44.2%)

tv: Peacock

spread: SJU -9.5

over/under: 145.5