Providence Friars vs. St. John's Red Storm

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PROV	27	45	72
SJU	48	37	85

Game Recap

Ejiofor and Hopkins lead No. 13 St. John's past Providence 85-72 in the Big East quarterfinals. Zuby Ejiofor had 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as No. 13 St. John's opened its defense of last year's...

Player Stats

PROVIDENCE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Oswin Erhunmwunse	19	1-3	0-0	0-3	2	0	0	0	2	4	2
5Jamier Jones	30	3-7	0-0	0-1	4	0	1	0	1	1	6
7Stefan Vaaks	36	7-12	5-9	4-6	5	1	0	0	0	0	23
11Ryan Mela	36	7-14	0-1	2-3	4	1	1	0	1	1	16
2Jaylin Sellers	36	6-17	0-4	9-10	6	1	2	0	3	3	21
17Peteris Pinnis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Cole Hargrove	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	2	1	3	2
8Jack Williams	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Nilavan Daniels	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
14Corey Floyd Jr.	10	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	5-1435.7%	17-2568.0%	29	4	5	2	9	13	72

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	14	3-6	0-0	0-2	8	2	1	0	1	3	6
24Zuby Ejiofor	23	9-14	0-2	3-4	10	5	0	3	1	2	21
23Bryce Hopkins	28	6-10	1-4	1-2	13	1	1	1	1	1	14
0Dylan Darling	26	0-8	0-3	0-0	3	2	2	0	2	0	0
4Oziyah Sellers	32	6-12	2-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	1	14
17Ruben Prey	19	2-5	0-1	2-3	2	2	0	1	1	3	6
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	2
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
3Joson Sanon	26	2-9	2-7	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	3	8
11Ian Jackson	19	4-11	2-4	4-4	3	2	0	0	1	4	14
TOTAL	-	33-7742.9%	7-2725.9%	12-1770.6%	47	18	6	5	9	19	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPROVSJU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Providence.
(19:35) Zuby Ejiofor misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:31) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(19:25) Dylan Darling misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:22) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
(19:20) Oziyah Sellers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:17) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(19:09) Zuby Ejiofor misses 4-foot hook shot.
(19:05) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(19:05) Dillon Mitchell misses tip in layup.
(19:05) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(19:03) Dillon Mitchell misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:01) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Stefan Vaaks misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:45) Dylan Darling Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:38) Dillon Mitchell makes driving layup.
02
(18:08) Ryan Mela misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:06) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
(18:00) Dillon Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:00) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:00) Dillon Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:00) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Jamier Jones misses layup.
(17:45) Cole Hargrove Offensive Rebound.
(17:45) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
(17:34) Jaylin Sellers misses driving layup.
(17:32) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:29) Oziyah Sellers makes 25-foot three pointer.
05
(16:57) Jaylin Sellers bad pass turnover.
(16:57) Oziyah Sellers Steal.
+2 (16:53) Zuby Ejiofor makes 2-foot dunk (Oziyah Sellers assists).
07
(16:42) Jaylin Sellers misses dunk.
(16:40) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:35) Dillon Mitchell makes driving layup.
09
(16:02) Ryan Mela misses 11-foot hook shot.
(16:02) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(16:01) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(15:43) Dylan Darling misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:40) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Jamier Jones bad pass turnover.
(15:37) Dillon Mitchell Steal.
(15:32) Dillon Mitchell bad pass turnover.
(15:20) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(15:13) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
+1 (15:13) Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 1 of 2.
19
+1 (15:13) Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 2 of 2.
29
+2 (14:54) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup.
211
(14:42) Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.
(14:42) Oswin Erhunmwunse turnover.
+2 (14:19) Bryce Hopkins makes layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
213
+2 (14:04) Ryan Mela makes layup (Corey Floyd Jr. assists).
413
(14:04) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+1 (14:04) Ryan Mela makes free throw 1 of 1.
513
(13:47) Oziyah Sellers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:44) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:43) Joson Sanon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
516
(13:43) Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.
+2 (13:28) Zuby Ejiofor makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
518
(13:10) Corey Floyd Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:10) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
+2 (13:06) Bryce Hopkins makes 3-foot dunk.
520
(12:41) Stefan Vaaks misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Ian Jackson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:24) Nilavan Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(12:17) Ryan Mela misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:15) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Joson Sanon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:05) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
(12:03) Ian Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:59) Joson Sanon Offensive Rebound.
(11:53) Ruben Prey bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:23) Ryan Mela makes layup.
720
(11:07) Joson Sanon misses 22-foot jumper.
(11:02) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Jaylin Sellers makes layup.
920
(10:39) Dylan Darling misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:36) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:32) Jaylin Sellers makes driving layup.
1120
(10:06) Foul on Cole Hargrove.
(10:06) Ruben Prey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:06) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:06) Ruben Prey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1121
(9:35) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (9:20) Zuby Ejiofor makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
1123
(9:02) Cole Hargrove bad pass turnover.
(8:54) Dylan Darling misses driving layup.
(8:52) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Corey Floyd Jr. misses layup.
(8:39) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(8:35) Ian Jackson misses driving layup.
(8:32) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:32) Zuby Ejiofor makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1125
+2 (8:17) Jamier Jones makes layup (Jaylin Sellers assists).
1325
+3 (8:07) Joson Sanon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1328
(7:45) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+1 (7:45) Stefan Vaaks makes free throw 1 of 2.
1428
+1 (7:45) Stefan Vaaks makes free throw 2 of 2.
1528
+2 (7:32) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup.
1530
(7:23) Jaylin Sellers misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(7:20) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Zuby Ejiofor bad pass turnover.
(7:12) Jaylin Sellers Steal.
(7:07) Jamier Jones misses driving layup.
(7:07) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(7:05) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
+1 (7:02) Ian Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1531
+1 (7:02) Ian Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1532
(6:33) Stefan Vaaks misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:30) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Foul on Ryan Mela.
+1 (6:27) Ian Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1533
+1 (6:27) Ian Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1534
(6:27) Foul on Oziyah Sellers.
+2 (6:04) Ryan Mela makes driving layup.
1734
+3 (5:42) Ian Jackson makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1737
(5:19) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+1 (5:19) Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 1 of 2.
1837
+1 (5:19) Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 2 of 2.
1937
+2 (5:04) Bryce Hopkins makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
1939
+2 (4:45) Ryan Mela makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2139
(4:33) Bryce Hopkins misses 14-foot jumper.
(4:31) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Jaylin Sellers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:22) Dylan Darling Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:22) Bryce Hopkins makes 3-foot dunk (Dylan Darling assists).
2141
+2 (4:02) Stefan Vaaks makes 4-foot floating jump shot.
2341
(3:44) Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:41) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Jaylin Sellers misses layup.
(3:35) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:21) Bryce Hopkins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ruben Prey assists).
2344
(2:58) Jaylin Sellers bad pass turnover.
+2 (2:37) Ruben Prey makes 5-foot hook shot.
2346
+2 (2:20) Jamier Jones makes layup.
2546
(2:20) Foul on Sadiku Ibine Ayo.
(2:20) Jamier Jones misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:18) Dylan Darling Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Dylan Darling misses layup.
(2:01) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(1:53) Ruben Prey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Ryan Mela misses layup.
(1:37) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Dylan Darling bad pass turnover.
(1:32) Jamier Jones Steal.
(1:19) Ryan Mela bad pass turnover.
(1:19) Dylan Darling Steal.
+2 (1:14) Oziyah Sellers makes layup (Sadiku Ibine Ayo assists).
2548
+2 (0:57) Jaylin Sellers makes driving layup.
2748
(0:52) Joson Sanon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:48) Stefan Vaaks Defensive Rebound.
(0:31) Stefan Vaaks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:28) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Oziyah Sellers misses driving layup.
(0:00) Cole Hargrove Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PROV

SJU

72Points85

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)33-77(42.9%)

5-14(35.7%)3-Point(%)7-27(25.9%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

30(4)Rebounds(Offensive)51(18)

4Assists18

5Steals6

2Blocks5

11Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY

attendance: 19,812 (353.7%)

tv: Peacock

spread: SJU -11.5

over/under: 158.5