St. John's Red Storm vs. Auburn Tigers

Nov 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SJU	39	35	74
AUB	30	55	85

Game Recap

No. 21 Auburn comes from behind with 2nd-half surge to knock off No. 14 St. John's, 85-74. Tahaad Pettiford scored 27 points and No. 21 Auburn defeated No. 14 St. John’s 85-74 on Wednesday in the consolation round of the .

Player Stats

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Zuby Ejiofor	35	6-11	1-2	11-13	6	2	0	1	2	3	24
23Bryce Hopkins	28	2-11	0-5	5-7	7	2	0	0	2	1	9
3Joson Sanon	30	5-10	4-7	2-3	2	0	2	0	1	2	16
0Dylan Darling	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
4Oziyah Sellers	34	1-7	1-5	1-2	1	3	0	0	2	5	4
17Ruben Prey	5	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	15	3-7	1-3	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	2	7
1Dillon Mitchell	31	2-7	0-1	0-0	4	4	1	1	3	4	4
6Casper Pohto	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Ian Jackson	15	3-5	0-2	1-1	3	0	0	0	3	2	7
TOTAL	-	23-6038.3%	7-2528.0%	21-2875.0%	26	13	5	2	14	21	74

AUBURN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Keyshawn Hall	35	5-11	1-3	9-12	8	4	0	1	1	3	20
3KeShawn Murphy	22	4-6	1-1	0-0	6	1	1	2	1	4	9
6Elyjah Freeman	37	3-4	0-0	2-2	6	1	1	0	4	3	8
1Kevin Overton	38	3-7	1-2	5-5	3	5	2	0	1	1	12
0Tahaad Pettiford	37	10-19	3-8	4-4	4	2	3	1	3	2	27
33Sebastian Williams-Adams	21	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	3	2	1	2	4	7
14Emeka Opurum	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Simon Walker	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Kaden Magwood	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

TOTAL	-	29-5354.7%	6-1442.9%	21-2584.0%	31	16	9	5	12	18	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSJUAUB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Auburn.
+2 (19:55) Bryce Hopkins made Layup.
20
(19:38) Elyjah Freeman Turnover.
(19:24) Dylan Darling Turnover.
(19:24) KeShawn Murphy Steal.
(19:04) Keyshawn Hall missed Jumper.
(18:59) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Oziyah Sellers Turnover.
(18:56) Tahaad Pettiford Steal.
(18:55) Foul on Oziyah Sellers.
(18:31) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
+1 (18:31) Kevin Overton made Free Throw.
21
+1 (18:31) Kevin Overton made Free Throw.
22
(18:12) Oziyah Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:08) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(18:08) Zuby Ejiofor missed Layup.
(18:08) KeShawn Murphy Block.
(18:08) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Elyjah Freeman Turnover.
(17:25) Oziyah Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:22) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
(17:22) Foul on Keyshawn Hall.
(17:20) Foul on Elyjah Freeman.
+1 (17:20) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
32
+1 (17:20) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
42
(17:05) Keyshawn Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:01) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(16:56) Joson Sanon Turnover.
(16:56) Kevin Overton Steal.
(16:42) KeShawn Murphy missed Layup.
(16:39) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Bryce Hopkins Turnover.
(16:35) Tahaad Pettiford Steal.
+3 (16:30) Tahaad Pettiford made Three Point Jumper.
45
(16:11) Bryce Hopkins missed Jumper.
(16:11) Keyshawn Hall Block.
(16:07) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:05) Elyjah Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Tahaad Pettiford.
47
(15:44) Dillon Mitchell Turnover.
(15:35) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(15:32) Keyshawn Hall missed Layup.
(15:29) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(15:18) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:14) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(15:14) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
(15:14) KeShawn Murphy Turnover.
(14:59) Dillon Mitchell missed Layup.
(14:57) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:29) Kevin Overton made Layup.
49
+2 (14:09) Zuby Ejiofor made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Hopkins.
69
(13:52) Kevin Overton missed Jumper.
(13:49) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Ian Jackson Turnover.
(13:41) Elyjah Freeman Steal.
(13:28) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:25) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Oziyah Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Tahaad Pettiford made Layup.
611
+2 (12:54) Zuby Ejiofor made Jumper.
811
+2 (12:30) KeShawn Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Keyshawn Hall.
813
+2 (12:03) Ian Jackson made Layup.
1013
+2 (11:44) KeShawn Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Overton.
1015
(11:32) Bryce Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:28) Kevin Overton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:13) Tahaad Pettiford made Layup.
1017
(10:54) Ian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:51) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Elyjah Freeman Turnover.
(10:32) Bryce Hopkins missed Jumper.
(10:29) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
(10:29) Foul on Sebastian Williams-Adams.
+1 (10:29) Bryce Hopkins made Free Throw.
1117
+1 (10:29) Bryce Hopkins made Free Throw.
1217
(10:00) Sebastian Williams-Adams missed Jumper.
(9:57) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Bryce Hopkins missed Layup.
(9:48) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(9:37) Tahaad Pettiford Turnover.
+2 (9:19) Zuby Ejiofor made Layup.
1417
+2 (8:50) Kevin Overton made Layup. Assisted by Tahaad Pettiford.
1419
(8:35) Bryce Hopkins Turnover.
(8:35) Sebastian Williams-Adams Steal.
+2 (8:30) Tahaad Pettiford made Layup. Assisted by Sebastian Williams-Adams.
1421
+3 (8:13) Oziyah Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
1721
+2 (7:51) Sebastian Williams-Adams made Dunk. Assisted by Keyshawn Hall.
1723
+2 (7:30) Zuby Ejiofor made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Hopkins.
1923
(7:30) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
+1 (7:30) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
2023
(7:12) KeShawn Murphy missed Jumper.
(7:08) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:56) Keyshawn Hall made Layup.
2025
(6:46) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
+1 (6:46) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
2125
+1 (6:46) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
2225
(6:25) Kevin Overton Turnover.
(6:25) Joson Sanon Steal.
+2 (6:16) Ruben Prey made Jumper. Assisted by Oziyah Sellers.
2425
(6:04) Sebastian Williams-Adams Turnover.
(6:04) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Steal.
(5:59) Dillon Mitchell missed Layup.
(5:56) Joson Sanon Offensive Rebound.
(5:50) Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Jumper.
(5:47) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(5:45) Ruben Prey missed Layup.
(5:42) Elyjah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:26) Kaden Magwood made Jumper.
2427
+3 (5:06) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oziyah Sellers.
2727
(4:35) Tahaad Pettiford Turnover.
(4:35) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Steal.
(4:28) Dillon Mitchell missed Layup.
(4:28) Sebastian Williams-Adams Block.
(4:28) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(4:15) Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Layup.
(4:13) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(4:11) Dillon Mitchell missed Layup.
(4:08) Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
(4:08) Foul on Keyshawn Hall.
+1 (4:08) Ruben Prey made Free Throw.
2827
(4:08) Ruben Prey missed Free Throw.
(4:06) Sebastian Williams-Adams Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Ruben Prey.
+1 (3:50) Sebastian Williams-Adams made Free Throw.
2828
(3:50) Sebastian Williams-Adams missed Free Throw.
(3:49) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Ian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:24) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(3:24) Foul on Sebastian Williams-Adams.
+1 (3:24) Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.
2928
(3:24) Zuby Ejiofor missed Free Throw.
(3:22) Ian Jackson Offensive Rebound.
(3:18) Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:15) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(2:51) Sebastian Williams-Adams Turnover.
+2 (2:34) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Layup. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
3128
(2:04) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:01) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Oziyah Sellers Turnover.
(1:55) Tahaad Pettiford Steal.
(1:51) Tahaad Pettiford missed Layup.
(1:49) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:45) Ian Jackson made Layup.
3328
(1:45) Foul on Emeka Opurum.
+1 (1:45) Ian Jackson made Free Throw.
3428
(1:29) Tahaad Pettiford missed Layup.
(1:26) Emeka Opurum Offensive Rebound.
(1:25) Emeka Opurum missed Layup.
(1:25) Dillon Mitchell Block.
(1:24) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
(1:23) Elyjah Freeman Turnover.
(1:23) Dillon Mitchell Steal.
+2 (1:18) Dillon Mitchell made Dunk.
3628
(0:44) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:41) Sebastian Williams-Adams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:39) Sebastian Williams-Adams made Layup.
3630
+3 (0:09) Zuby Ejiofor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oziyah Sellers.
3930
(0:00) Tahaad Pettiford missed Jumper.
(0:00) Auburn Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SJU

AUB

74Points85

23-60(38.3%)Field Goal(%)29-53(54.7%)

7-25(28.0%)3-Point(%)6-14(42.9%)

21-28(75.0%)Free Throw(%)21-25(84.0%)

32(19)Rebounds(Offensive)35(12)

13Assists16

5Steals9

2Blocks5

14Turnovers12

21(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

11Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Neville Arena · Auburn, AL

capacity: 9,121

tv: truTV

spread: SJU -4.5

over/under: 166.5