UConn Huskies vs. St. John's Red Storm

Mar 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	27	25	52
SJU	40	32	72

Game Recap

Ejiofor leads No. 13 St. John's to 72-52 rout of No. 6 UConn for 2nd straight Big East tourney title. With another St. John's championship salted away, Zuby Ejiofor walked slowly to the sideline with seconds remaining, tears trickling down the senior forward's face as he lowered his 6-foot-9 frame for multiple hugs.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	36	3-8	1-5	0-0	5	5	0	0	3	2	7
5Tarris Reed Jr.	29	8-17	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	1	2	2	17
24Braylon Mullins	26	2-9	1-5	0-0	6	1	1	0	3	1	5
2Silas Demary Jr.	31	1-6	0-2	4-4	2	2	2	1	3	3	6
1Solo Ball	30	1-7	0-4	1-1	3	1	0	0	1	1	3
23Jayden Ross	24	1-3	1-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	0	3
12Eric Reibe	11	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	3	6
77Uroš Paunovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Jacob Furphy	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Alec Millender	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Malachi Smith	10	1-3	0-1	3-5	2	1	2	0	2	3	5
TOTAL	-	19-5633.9%	3-1915.8%	11-1478.6%	33	11	6	2	15	15	52

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	39	4-5	0-0	1-2	9	3	2	1	1	3	9
24Zuby Ejiofor	33	7-11	2-3	2-2	9	2	3	7	2	1	18
23Bryce Hopkins	38	7-9	2-2	2-4	5	2	1	0	2	1	18
0Dylan Darling	23	3-11	0-6	2-2	1	5	3	0	0	4	8
4Oziyah Sellers	20	4-8	1-2	5-5	1	0	1	0	0	2	14
17Ruben Prey	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Joson Sanon	16	1-6	0-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2
11Ian Jackson	15	1-3	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	2	1	3

TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	5-2025.0%	13-1776.5%	26	13	10	8	8	17	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNSJU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by UConn.
+2 (19:37) Zuby Ejiofor makes 9-foot jumper (Bryce Hopkins assists).
02
(19:11) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 7-foot hook shot.
(19:08) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:59) Oziyah Sellers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Darling assists).
05
(18:24) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 8-foot hook shot.
(18:22) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Bryce Hopkins bad pass turnover.
(18:16) Braylon Mullins Steal.
(18:10) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:10) Dylan Darling Steal.
(17:58) Foul on Solo Ball.
+1 (17:57) Oziyah Sellers makes free throw 1 of 3.
06
+1 (17:57) Oziyah Sellers makes free throw 2 of 3.
07
+1 (17:57) Oziyah Sellers makes free throw 3 of 3.
08
(17:30) Braylon Mullins misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:29) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(17:29) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
+2 (17:10) Dylan Darling makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
010
(16:50) Silas Demary Jr. misses driving layup.
(16:50) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(16:47) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Dillon Mitchell misses driving layup.
(16:38) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(16:35) Zuby Ejiofor misses driving layup.
(16:31) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(16:23) Tarris Reed Jr. turnover.
(16:06) Dylan Darling misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:02) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:55) Solo Ball makes driving layup.
210
(15:55) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
+1 (15:55) Solo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1.
310
+2 (15:38) Oziyah Sellers makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot (Dylan Darling assists).
312
(15:23) Silas Demary Jr. misses driving layup.
(15:23) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(15:19) Braylon Mullins Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Tarris Reed Jr. misses layup.
(15:09) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:07) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 5-foot hook shot.
(15:07) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(15:04) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Oziyah Sellers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:57) Braylon Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(14:51) Braylon Mullins bad pass turnover.
(14:51) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
+2 (14:42) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup (Dylan Darling assists).
314
(14:25) Foul on Dylan Darling.
(14:11) Alex Karaban misses layup.
(14:09) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:06) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 10-foot hook shot.
514
+2 (13:37) Joson Sanon makes 20-foot jumper.
516
+2 (13:13) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Alex Karaban assists).
716
+2 (12:57) Bryce Hopkins makes driving layup.
718
(12:40) Alex Karaban misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(12:37) Jayden Ross Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) Silas Demary Jr. makes layup (Jayden Ross assists).
918
(12:34) Technical Foul on UConn.
+1 (12:34) Ian Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
919
(12:34) Ian Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:34) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (12:07) Bryce Hopkins makes driving layup.
921
(11:47) Alex Karaban misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:39) Dillon Mitchell makes 2-foot dunk.
923
(11:11) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+1 (11:11) Eric Reibe makes free throw 1 of 2.
1023
+1 (11:11) Eric Reibe makes free throw 2 of 2.
1123
+2 (11:03) Dillon Mitchell makes driving layup.
1125
+3 (10:43) Alex Karaban makes 22-foot three point jumper (Malachi Smith assists).
1425
(10:32) Foul on Eric Reibe.
(10:27) Ruben Prey misses 8-foot hook shot.
(10:24) Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
(10:24) Sadiku Ibine Ayo bad pass turnover.
(10:06) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+2 (9:58) Eric Reibe makes layup (Alex Karaban assists).
1625
+3 (9:33) Bryce Hopkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists).
1628
(9:16) Foul on Malachi Smith.
(9:16) Malachi Smith turnover.
+2 (8:47) Zuby Ejiofor makes driving layup.
1630
(8:27) Alex Karaban misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:24) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:20) Zuby Ejiofor makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Bryce Hopkins assists).
1632
+3 (8:01) Jayden Ross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braylon Mullins assists).
1932
(7:34) Foul on Silas Demary Jr..
(7:29) Oziyah Sellers misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:26) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(7:08) Braylon Mullins bad pass turnover.
(6:51) Ian Jackson misses driving layup.
(6:48) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) Zuby Ejiofor misses tip in layup.
(6:47) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Foul on Oziyah Sellers.
(6:31) Silas Demary Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:27) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(6:16) Zuby Ejiofor misses driving layup.
(6:16) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(6:14) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:04) Alex Karaban bad pass turnover.
(6:04) Zuby Ejiofor Steal.
(5:36) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
+1 (5:36) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 2.
1933
+1 (5:36) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1934
(5:18) Braylon Mullins misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:15) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Dylan Darling misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:51) Braylon Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(4:49) Solo Ball misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(4:42) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:37) Dillon Mitchell makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Dylan Darling assists).
1936
(4:15) Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.
(4:06) Eric Reibe misses layup.
(4:06) Dillon Mitchell Block.
(4:03) Dylan Darling Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Bryce Hopkins bad pass turnover.
(3:53) Silas Demary Jr. Steal.
+2 (3:33) Alex Karaban makes layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
2136
(3:13) Zuby Ejiofor bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:07) Eric Reibe makes 1-foot alley oop dunk.
2336
(2:49) Dylan Darling misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:46) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) Alex Karaban bad pass turnover.
(2:43) Zuby Ejiofor Steal.
(2:23) Foul on Eric Reibe.
(2:23) Dillon Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:23) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:23) Dillon Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2337
(2:21) Alex Karaban bad pass turnover.
(2:21) Dylan Darling Steal.
+2 (2:18) Ian Jackson makes layup.
2339
(2:08) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+1 (2:08) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2439
+1 (2:08) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2539
(1:47) Dylan Darling misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Solo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:34) Alex Karaban Offensive Rebound.
(1:22) Foul on Dylan Darling.
+1 (1:22) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2639
+1 (1:22) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2739
(1:01) Lefteris Liotopoulos misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:58) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(0:21) Bryce Hopkins misses layup.
(0:19) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
(0:18) Foul on Eric Reibe.
+1 (0:18) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2740
(0:18) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:17) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Silas Demary Jr. traveling turnover.
(0:02) Dylan Darling misses 43-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

SJU

52Points72

19-56(33.9%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

3-19(15.8%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

38(17)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

11Assists13

6Steals10

2Blocks8

16Turnovers8

16(2)Fouls(Technical)17(1)

0Largest Lead23

Game Details

Saturday, March 14, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY

attendance: 19,812 (353.7%)

tv: FOX

spread: CONN -2.5

over/under: 139.5