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Ejiofor's last-second jumper lifts St. John's past Providence 72-70
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor led St. John's with 19 points, including the game-winning jump shot with one second left, and the Red Storm knocked off Providence 72-70 on Friday night. Ejiofor also contributed 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (10-2, 2-0 Big East Conference)....
Ejiofor puts up 22 in St. John's 99-77 win against Bryant
NEW YORK (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor and Aaron Scott had double-doubles and St. John's took a 99-77 victory over Bryant on Wednesday night. Ejiofor scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting with 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (8-2). Scott added 17 points while shooting 7 for 14, and 10 rebounds....
No. 22 St. John's bounces back from double OT loss with 80-55 rout of Virginia
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — RJ Luis Jr. scored 18 points, Kadary Richmond added 12 and No. 22 St. John’s bounced back from a buzzer-beating, double-overtime loss the night before to rout Virginia 80-55 in the consolation game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night. Deivon Smith...
Jeremy Roach's buzzer-beating 3 gives No. 13 Baylor 99-98 win over No. 22 St. John's in 2OT
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jeremy Roach made a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and No. 13. Baylor rallied from five points down in the final 18 seconds of the second overtime to beat No. 22 St. John's 99-98 on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship. St. John's led 98-93 when Deivon Smith...
Rick Pitino defeats his son in their latest coaching clash as No. 22 St. John's tops New Mexico
NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino defeated his son in their latest coaching clash as No. 22 St. John's passed its first real test this season, topping New Mexico 85-71 on Sunday behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from RJ Luis Jr. Deivon Smith added 15 points and all five starters scored in...
No. 22 St. John's beats Wagner 66-45 for 1st win as a ranked team in nearly 10 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Deivon Smith drained a 3-pointer midway through the second half to start an 18-0 spurt that propelled No. 22 St. John's past Wagner 66-45 on Wednesday night for its first victory as a ranked team in almost 10 years. RJ Luis Jr. had 13 points, Aaron Scott scored 11...
Back in Top 25 spotlight, No. 22 St. John's puts away Wagner to set up Pitino father-son showdown
NEW YORK (AP) — In their return to the national rankings, Rick Pitino and his St. John's team didn't exactly look ready for prime time. Not to start, at least. The finish was pretty encouraging. Deivon Smith drained a 3-pointer midway through the second half to spark...
St. John's defeats Quinnipiac 96-73
NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Luis Jr. had 24 points in St. John's 96-73 win over Quinnipiac on Saturday. Luis added 13 rebounds for the Red Storm (2-0). Brady Dunlap scored 20 points while shooting 6 for 8 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Simeon Wilcher shot...
Utah faces uphill climb in men's basketball in 1st Big 12 season
Utah (22-15, 9-11 in 2023-24) The rebuilding Utes will be thrown into the fire, going from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 this season. Utah was picked to finish last in the Big 12 after losing stars like Branden Carlson and Deivon Smith. Craig Smith enters his fourth season at Utah facing...
