St. John's Red Storm vs. Duke Blue Devils

Mar 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SJU	40	35	75
DUKE	39	41	80

Game Recap

Caleb Foster steadies Duke in return as Blue Devils beat St. John's 80-75 and advance to Elite Eight. Caleb Foster and Duke proved St. John's hasn't quite cornered the market on tenacity.

Player Stats

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	33	6-7	1-1	0-1	4	3	2	0	1	3	13
24Zuby Ejiofor	39	6-17	2-5	3-4	8	6	1	1	0	3	17
23Bryce Hopkins	29	6-7	2-2	1-3	7	3	1	0	2	2	15
0Dylan Darling	24	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	4	8
4Oziyah Sellers	28	2-9	1-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2	5
17Ruben Prey	13	4-4	4-4	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	12
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Joson Sanon	15	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	2	0
11Ian Jackson	16	2-8	1-7	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	5
TOTAL	-	29-6445.3%	13-3240.6%	4-850.0%	24	19	7	3	5	20	75

DUKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Maliq Brown	22	2-4	0-1	2-2	8	1	2	4	1	2	6
12Cameron Boozer	39	7-16	0-1	8-9	10	3	0	1	3	1	22
7Dame Sarr	26	1-3	0-1	0-0	6	3	1	0	0	1	2
3Isaiah Evans	34	10-15	4-8	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	1	25
2Cayden Boozer	23	3-7	1-1	0-1	2	3	0	0	2	3	7
21Patrick Ngongba II	17	1-1	0-0	1-6	2	1	0	0	0	2	3
14Nikolas Khamenia	16	1-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	2	4
8Darren Harris	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Caleb Foster	19	5-8	0-1	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	11
TOTAL	-	30-5653.6%	5-1435.7%	15-2462.5%	36	13	4	5	8	13	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSJUDUKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Duke.
(19:34) Zuby Ejiofor misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:31) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:02) Isaiah Evans makes driving layup.
02
+2 (18:43) Dillon Mitchell makes 8-foot hook shot.
22
+2 (18:21) Cameron Boozer makes layup (Maliq Brown assists).
24
+2 (18:07) Dillon Mitchell makes layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
44
(17:50) Cayden Boozer misses driving layup.
(17:50) Oziyah Sellers Block.
(17:48) Cayden Boozer Offensive Rebound.
(17:46) Maliq Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(17:39) Dillon Mitchell misses driving layup.
(17:38) Duke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:13) Cayden Boozer makes 7-foot pullup jump shot.
46
(17:05) Bryce Hopkins bad pass turnover.
(16:53) Foul on Dylan Darling.
(16:36) Maliq Brown bad pass turnover.
(16:36) Joson Sanon Steal.
(16:20) Joson Sanon bad pass turnover.
(16:20) Maliq Brown Steal.
(16:16) Isaiah Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:12) Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:11) Maliq Brown makes layup.
48
(15:45) Zuby Ejiofor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:42) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:22) Cayden Boozer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cameron Boozer assists).
411
+3 (14:56) Dylan Darling makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Hopkins assists).
711
(14:44) Cameron Boozer bad pass turnover.
(14:44) Dillon Mitchell Steal.
+2 (14:43) Dillon Mitchell makes layup.
911
+2 (14:20) Patrick Ngongba II makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Caleb Foster assists).
913
+2 (14:09) Bryce Hopkins makes driving layup.
1113
(13:54) Foul on Joson Sanon.
(13:54) Patrick Ngongba II misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:54) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:54) Patrick Ngongba II misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:53) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:39) Ian Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1413
(13:09) Cameron Boozer misses 6-foot hook shot.
(13:05) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(13:00) Foul on Cayden Boozer.
+1 (13:00) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 2.
1513
+1 (13:00) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1613
+2 (12:39) Isaiah Evans makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1615
+3 (12:19) Ruben Prey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ian Jackson assists).
1915
(11:50) Nikolas Khamenia bad pass turnover.
(11:50) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
(11:47) Foul on Caleb Foster.
(11:47) Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:47) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:47) Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2015
(11:42) Cameron Boozer misses driving layup.
(11:39) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(11:31) Ian Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Nikolas Khamenia Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Isaiah Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:05) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) Joson Sanon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:44) Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
(10:44) Foul on Patrick Ngongba II.
(10:43) Joson Sanon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:39) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(10:38) Ian Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:35) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(10:21) Isaiah Evans bad pass turnover.
(10:21) Ruben Prey Steal.
(10:13) Zuby Ejiofor misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:13) Maliq Brown Block.
(10:11) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
+2 (9:54) Isaiah Evans makes 9-foot jumper.
2017
+3 (9:44) Bryce Hopkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Darling assists).
2317
(9:21) Cameron Boozer misses 8-foot jumper.
(9:18) Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:17) Maliq Brown makes layup.
2319
(9:09) Dylan Darling misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:06) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:01) Isaiah Evans makes 1-foot dunk (Dame Sarr assists).
2321
(8:27) team shot clock turnover .
(8:19) Cayden Boozer misses driving layup.
(8:18) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Bryce Hopkins bad pass turnover.
(8:17) Maliq Brown Steal.
+2 (8:14) Dame Sarr makes 0-foot dunk (Cayden Boozer assists).
2323
+3 (7:53) Dillon Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
2623
(7:33) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(7:27) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
+1 (7:27) Nikolas Khamenia makes free throw 1 of 2.
2624
+1 (7:27) Nikolas Khamenia makes free throw 2 of 2.
2625
(7:16) Ian Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) Cameron Boozer traveling turnover.
(6:29) Oziyah Sellers misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:27) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:21) Cayden Boozer makes driving layup.
2627
(5:53) Zuby Ejiofor misses 9-foot hook shot.
(5:51) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
(5:49) Oziyah Sellers misses driving layup.
(5:49) Maliq Brown Block.
(5:46) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:40) Isaiah Evans makes 24-foot three pointer (Cayden Boozer assists).
2630
(5:22) Foul on Cayden Boozer.
+2 (5:05) Zuby Ejiofor makes driving layup (Oziyah Sellers assists).
2830
+2 (4:43) Cameron Boozer makes layup (Dame Sarr assists).
2832
(4:43) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
+1 (4:43) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 1.
2833
(4:29) Joson Sanon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:26) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
+1 (4:20) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2835
(4:20) Foul on Ruben Prey.
+1 (4:20) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2834
(4:05) Foul on Isaiah Evans.
(3:54) Joson Sanon bad pass turnover.
(3:54) Dame Sarr Steal.
(3:39) Isaiah Evans misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(3:37) Dame Sarr Offensive Rebound.
(3:30) Caleb Foster misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:26) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Foul on Patrick Ngongba II.
+3 (3:02) Dylan Darling makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joson Sanon assists).
3135
(2:25) Dame Sarr misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(2:24) Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
(2:24) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+1 (2:24) Maliq Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
3136
+1 (2:24) Maliq Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
3137
+3 (2:06) Zuby Ejiofor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dylan Darling assists).
3437
(1:49) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
+1 (1:49) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
3438
+1 (1:49) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
3439
(1:32) Lefteris Liotopoulos misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:29) Duke Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Nikolas Khamenia misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:04) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:51) Ruben Prey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
3739
(0:39) Isaiah Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:12) Ruben Prey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ian Jackson assists).
4039
(0:02) Cayden Boozer misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(0:01) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SJU

DUKE

75Points80

29-64(45.3%)Field Goal(%)30-56(53.6%)

13-32(40.6%)3-Point(%)5-14(35.7%)

4-8(50.0%)Free Throw(%)15-24(62.5%)

27(10)Rebounds(Offensive)40(12)

19Assists13

7Steals4

3Blocks5

6Turnovers9

20(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

10Largest Lead7

Game Details

Friday, March 27, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Capital One Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 19,445 (94.4%)

tv: CBS

spread: DUKE -6.5

over/under: 140.5