Villanova Wildcats vs. St. John's Red Storm

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	23	34	57
SJU	48	41	89

Game Recap

Zuby Ejiofor has triple-double as No. 15 St. John's bounces back with 89-57 rout of Villanova. Zuby Ejiofor had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, and No. 15 St. John's bounced back from an embarrassing...

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	14	2-6	2-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	6
24Duke Brennan	29	4-6	0-0	4-8	8	3	0	1	1	2	12
4Tyler Perkins	29	1-5	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	2	3
2Bryce Lindsay	27	3-11	1-6	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	10
55Acaden Lewis	24	3-9	1-4	1-3	3	2	0	0	5	3	8
17Braden Pierce	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
7Malachi Palmer	29	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	1	2
0Chris Jeffrey	10	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	1	4
5Devin Askew	27	4-10	2-5	0-0	4	3	2	0	4	4	10



TOTAL	-	20-5437.0%	7-2330.4%	10-1662.5%	24	11	4	2	16	18	57

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	28	3-3	0-0	2-4	1	2	0	1	0	3	8
24Zuby Ejiofor	30	6-12	1-1	3-5	12	10	1	3	2	3	16
23Bryce Hopkins	23	2-4	1-2	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	1	6
0Dylan Darling	21	3-8	1-1	0-0	2	4	2	0	0	3	7
4Oziyah Sellers	24	6-8	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	14
17Ruben Prey	10	3-4	1-1	3-4	5	1	0	0	1	1	10
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
44Handje Tamba	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7Fotis Konstantinidis	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
3Joson Sanon	24	2-7	0-2	1-1	4	2	0	1	1	4	5
11Ian Jackson	22	5-11	2-5	7-8	5	1	5	0	2	2	19
TOTAL	-	32-6152.5%	8-1553.3%	17-2470.8%	38	26	11	5	8	17	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVILLSJU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by St. John's.
+2 (19:36) Bryce Lindsay makes driving layup.
20
+2 (19:14) Dillon Mitchell makes 2-foot dunk.
22
(18:54) Matt Hodge misses driving layup.
(18:54) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(18:54) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Bryce Hopkins misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:22) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Tyler Perkins bad pass turnover.
(17:58) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
(17:57) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
+3 (17:40) Dylan Darling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
25
(17:16) Acaden Lewis traveling turnover.
+2 (17:04) Dylan Darling makes 16-foot jumper.
27
(16:33) Acaden Lewis misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:30) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
(16:24) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:24) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:24) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
28
(16:01) Duke Brennan traveling turnover.
+3 (15:47) Oziyah Sellers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Darling assists).
211
+2 (15:22) Devin Askew makes driving layup.
411
(14:58) Zuby Ejiofor traveling turnover.
(14:57) Malachi Palmer bad pass turnover.
(14:50) Dylan Darling misses driving layup.
(14:47) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:46) Zuby Ejiofor makes 2-foot dunk.
413
+3 (14:32) Acaden Lewis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists).
713
(14:12) Dylan Darling misses 4-foot jumper.
(14:09) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Foul on Dylan Darling.
(14:08) Duke Brennan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:08) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:08) Duke Brennan makes free throw 2 of 2.
813
+2 (13:53) Ian Jackson makes driving layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
815
(13:46) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(13:35) Matt Hodge misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:31) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Ian Jackson misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:14) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:07) Devin Askew makes 26-foot three pointer.
1115
(12:56) Foul on Matt Hodge.
(12:56) Dillon Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:56) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:56) Dillon Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:55) Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:51) Oziyah Sellers makes 19-foot jumper (Ruben Prey assists).
1117
(12:33) Braden Pierce misses layup.
(12:33) Joson Sanon Block.
(12:30) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:26) Dillon Mitchell makes 2-foot dunk (Joson Sanon assists).
1119
(11:55) Acaden Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:51) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) Joson Sanon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:37) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Acaden Lewis misses 13-foot jumper.
(11:17) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(11:16) Bryce Lindsay misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:13) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:57) Ruben Prey makes 1-foot dunk (Ian Jackson assists).
1121
+3 (10:26) Matt Hodge makes 27-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
1421
(10:07) Bryce Hopkins bad pass turnover.
(10:07) Matt Hodge Steal.
(10:02) Matt Hodge misses driving layup.
(10:00) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:54) Ian Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joson Sanon assists).
1424
(9:40) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(9:40) Ian Jackson Steal.
(9:40) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
+1 (9:40) Ian Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1425
+1 (9:40) Ian Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1426
(9:29) Dylan Darling misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(9:29) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Chris Jeffrey bad pass turnover.
(9:19) Ian Jackson Steal.
+2 (9:16) Ian Jackson makes 1-foot dunk.
1428
(9:01) Devin Askew bad pass turnover.
(9:01) Ian Jackson Steal.
+2 (8:51) Ruben Prey makes 1-foot dunk (Dylan Darling assists).
1430
(8:23) Tyler Perkins misses driving layup.
(8:21) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Foul on Matt Hodge.
+1 (8:16) Ruben Prey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1431
+1 (8:16) Ruben Prey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1432
(7:53) Bryce Lindsay misses driving layup.
(7:51) Bryce Lindsay Offensive Rebound.
(7:51) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+3 (7:50) Devin Askew makes 25-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
1732
(7:16) Lefteris Liotopoulos misses driving layup.
(7:14) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(7:05) Matt Hodge misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.
(6:58) Foul on Devin Askew.
(6:51) Ian Jackson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:48) Ian Jackson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:32) Zuby Ejiofor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Oziyah Sellers assists).
1735
(6:13) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:57) Zuby Ejiofor makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Oziyah Sellers assists).
1737
(5:38) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(5:32) Tyler Perkins misses driving layup.
(5:30) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Ian Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:20) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Devin Askew misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:14) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(5:10) Oziyah Sellers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:07) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Acaden Lewis misses driving layup.
(5:01) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(4:59) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Joson Sanon misses driving layup.
(4:52) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(4:44) Acaden Lewis misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:42) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:26) Dillon Mitchell makes 7-foot hook shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1739
(4:05) Foul on Dylan Darling.
(3:55) Devin Askew misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:51) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:35) Ian Jackson makes layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1741
(3:17) Tyler Perkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:14) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Ian Jackson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(3:06) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(2:52) Duke Brennan misses 8-foot hook shot.
(2:49) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:31) Bryce Hopkins makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1744
(2:13) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+1 (2:13) Duke Brennan makes free throw 1 of 2.
1844
(2:13) Duke Brennan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:11) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:53) Zuby Ejiofor makes 21-foot jumper (Lefteris Liotopoulos assists).
1846
(1:33) Duke Brennan misses layup.
(1:33) Dillon Mitchell Block.
(1:30) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Zuby Ejiofor misses 9-foot hook shot.
(1:16) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Bryce Hopkins makes layup.
1848
(1:03) Tyler Perkins misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:03) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(0:59) Acaden Lewis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:51) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
2048
(0:51) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(0:51) Acaden Lewis misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:50) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(0:25) Zuby Ejiofor misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:22) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
+1 (0:00) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 3.
2148
+1 (0:00) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 3.
2248
+1 (0:00) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 3 of 3.
2348

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

SJU

57Points89

20-54(37.0%)Field Goal(%)32-61(52.5%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)8-15(53.3%)

10-16(62.5%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)

26(5)Rebounds(Offensive)40(8)

11Assists26

4Steals11

2Blocks5

16Turnovers8

18(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

2Largest Lead32

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY

attendance: 19,812 (353.7%)

tv: FOX

spread: SJU -7.5

over/under: 147.5