St. John's Red Storm vs. Seton Hall Pirates

Mar 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SJU	30	42	72
HALL	27	38	65

Game Recap

Ejiofor powers No. 18 St. John's past Seton Hall 72-65 for at least a share of the Big East title. Zuby Ejiofor scored 21 points and No. 18 St. John's held off Seton Hall 72-65 on Friday night to clinch at least a share of its second straight regular-season Big East title.

Player Stats

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	37	3-5	0-0	0-1	7	7	1	1	2	1	6
24Zuby Ejiofor	24	8-12	0-1	5-6	2	1	1	3	1	4	21
23Bryce Hopkins	33	4-9	0-1	3-6	7	1	2	1	1	1	11
0Dylan Darling	36	3-6	1-3	2-3	2	5	0	0	2	4	9
4Oziyah Sellers	32	3-8	3-8	2-2	5	0	1	0	0	2	11
17Ruben Prey	16	3-5	1-1	1-2	3	1	0	1	2	3	8
3Joson Sanon	20	2-7	2-6	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
11Ian Jackson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0



TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	7-2035.0%	13-2259.1%	27	16	5	6	9	18	72

SETON HALL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Stephon Payne	18	2-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2	4
0Adam Clark	30	5-10	0-0	5-6	0	3	1	0	3	3	15
23Mike Williams	28	0-3	0-2	2-2	9	1	0	0	1	0	2
22Elijah Fisher	13	4-5	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	9
14AJ Staton-McCray	31	4-17	1-7	2-2	1	3	1	3	1	2	11
25Najai Hines	22	4-4	0-0	3-5	5	0	0	1	2	4	11
7Josh Rivera	16	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	5
2Tajuan Simpkins	18	1-8	0-2	3-5	2	0	3	0	1	1	5
13Trey Parker	13	1-5	0-0	0-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
41David Gabriel	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Jacob Dar	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	-	23-5641.1%	1-119.1%	18-2766.7%	31	8	5	4	9	17	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSJUHALL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Seton Hall.
(19:47) Zuby Ejiofor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:43) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:38) Adam Clark makes 10-foot jumper.
02
(19:14) Oziyah Sellers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:11) AJ Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:41) Elijah Fisher makes 16-foot jumper (Adam Clark assists).
04
(18:21) Zuby Ejiofor misses 15-foot jumper.
(18:18) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Dillon Mitchell makes layup (Dylan Darling assists).
24
(17:47) Adam Clark misses 11-foot jumper.
(17:43) Dylan Darling Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Foul on Stephon Payne.
+1 (17:37) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 2.
34
+1 (17:37) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
44
(17:36) Mike Williams bad pass turnover.
(17:36) Oziyah Sellers Steal.
(17:22) Bryce Hopkins misses layup.
(17:22) AJ Staton-McCray Block.
(17:22) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
(16:59) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(16:59) Elijah Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:59) Seton Hall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:59) Elijah Fisher makes free throw 2 of 2.
45
(16:47) Foul on Elijah Fisher.
+2 (16:41) Bryce Hopkins makes layup (Dylan Darling assists).
65
(16:17) Adam Clark misses layup.
(16:15) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:11) Bryce Hopkins makes 2-foot dunk (Dillon Mitchell assists).
85
(15:40) Mike Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:37) Dylan Darling Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:33) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup (Dylan Darling assists).
105
(15:04) AJ Staton-McCray bad pass turnover.
(15:04) Zuby Ejiofor Steal.
(15:03) Foul on Elijah Fisher.
(15:03) Zuby Ejiofor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:03) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:03) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
115
(14:39) AJ Staton-McCray misses 3-foot jumper.
(14:33) Najai Hines Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:33) Najai Hines makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
117
+3 (14:12) Dylan Darling makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists).
147
(13:48) AJ Staton-McCray misses 17-foot jumper.
(13:46) Josh Rivera Offensive Rebound.
(13:44) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(13:44) Tajuan Simpkins misses free throw 1 of 3.
(13:44) Seton Hall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:44) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 2 of 3.
148
+1 (13:44) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 3 of 3.
149
+2 (13:14) Zuby Ejiofor makes 13-foot jumper (Ian Jackson assists).
169
(12:43) Trey Parker misses 15-foot jumper.
(12:39) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Zuby Ejiofor traveling turnover.
(12:13) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(12:13) Tajuan Simpkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:13) Seton Hall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:13) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
1610
(11:42) Dylan Darling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:41) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:41) team shot clock turnover .
(11:24) Tajuan Simpkins bad pass turnover.
(10:56) Oziyah Sellers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:35) AJ Staton-McCray makes layup.
1612
+2 (10:24) Ruben Prey makes layup.
1812
+2 (10:00) AJ Staton-McCray makes 8-foot jumper.
1814
(9:39) Bryce Hopkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:35) Najai Hines Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Foul on Ruben Prey.
+1 (9:22) Adam Clark makes free throw 1 of 2.
1815
+1 (9:22) Adam Clark makes free throw 2 of 2.
1816
(8:58) Joson Sanon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:56) Stephon Payne Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Adam Clark misses layup.
(8:36) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Foul on Josh Rivera.
(8:31) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:31) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:31) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
1916
(8:13) AJ Staton-McCray misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:13) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(8:08) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup (Dillon Mitchell assists).
2116
(7:54) Adam Clark turnover.
(7:33) Zuby Ejiofor misses 7-foot hook shot.
(7:29) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(7:29) Dillon Mitchell misses tip in layup.
(7:28) Stephon Payne Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:26) Josh Rivera makes layup (Trey Parker assists).
2118
(7:06) Bryce Hopkins misses 6-foot jumper.
(7:03) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
(7:01) Dylan Darling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:58) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Mike Williams misses layup.
(6:37) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(6:34) Mike Williams Offensive Rebound.
(6:34) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
+1 (6:34) Mike Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
2119
+1 (6:34) Mike Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
2120
(6:04) Bryce Hopkins misses layup.
(6:01) Stephon Payne Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) AJ Staton-McCray misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:49) Jacob Dar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:35) Tajuan Simpkins makes layup.
2122
(5:25) Joson Sanon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:20) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:20) Dillon Mitchell makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2322
(4:55) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
(4:49) Tajuan Simpkins misses layup.
(4:46) Najai Hines Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:46) Najai Hines makes layup.
2324
(4:29) Foul on Trey Parker.
(4:29) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:29) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:29) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2424
(4:09) Trey Parker misses layup.
(4:09) Bryce Hopkins Block.
(4:07) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Ruben Prey bad pass turnover.
(4:05) Tajuan Simpkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:00) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Oziyah Sellers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:53) Najai Hines Block.
(3:52) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(3:36) Joson Sanon misses layup.
(3:36) AJ Staton-McCray Block.
(3:32) Tajuan Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Tajuan Simpkins misses layup.
(3:32) Dillon Mitchell Block.
(3:32) Seton Hall Offensive Rebound.
(3:30) Najai Hines bad pass turnover.
(3:30) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
(3:08) Ruben Prey misses 10-foot jumper.
(3:06) Seton Hall Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Foul on Oziyah Sellers.
+1 (2:54) AJ Staton-McCray makes free throw 1 of 2.
2425
+1 (2:54) AJ Staton-McCray makes free throw 2 of 2.
2426
(2:37) Bryce Hopkins misses 15-foot jumper.
(2:34) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Foul on Adam Clark.
(2:24) Adam Clark turnover.
+3 (2:00) Ruben Prey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Darling assists).
2726
(1:33) Mike Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:30) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Foul on Najai Hines.
+1 (1:07) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2826
(1:06) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:05) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Foul on Dylan Darling.
+1 (0:41) Josh Rivera makes free throw 1 of 2.
2827
(0:41) Josh Rivera misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:38) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:20) Ruben Prey makes 7-foot hook shot.
3027
(0:00) Adam Clark misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:00) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SJU

HALL

72Points65

26-52(50.0%)Field Goal(%)23-56(41.1%)

7-20(35.0%)3-Point(%)1-11(9.1%)

13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)18-27(66.7%)

30(8)Rebounds(Offensive)36(14)

16Assists8

5Steals5

6Blocks4

10Turnovers9

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

11Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, March 6, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Prudential Center · Newark, NJ

attendance: 9,554 (51.1%)

tv: FS1

spread: SJU -5.5

over/under: 138.5